ISCO 08 Code 9621     Messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters

Lead Statement
Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers carry and deliver messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments, to households and elsewhere, or carry luggage especially at hotels, stations and airports.

Task statement
Tasks include:

• delivering messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments, or elsewhere;
• performing the duties of a post-runner;
• delivering various goods to and from enterprises, shops, households and other places;
• carrying and delivering luggage at hotels, stations, airports, and elsewhere;
• receiving and marking baggage by completing attaching claim checks;
• planning and following the most efficient route;
• sorting items to be delivered according to the delivery route.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Hand/newspapers deliverer
• Messenger
• Luggage porter
• Post-runner

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Postman - 4412
• Postwoman - 4412

Notes
ISCO 88 Code(s) 9151
(NCvB; Mei 2010)