PSOC Unit group 9333 — Freight handlers

Freight handlers carry out tasks such as packing, carrying, loading and unloading furniture and other household items, or loading and unloading ship and aircraft cargoes and other freight, or carrying and stacking goods in various warehouses. Their tasks include: a) carrying goods to be loaded on or unloaded from vans, trucks, wagons, ships, or aircraft; b) loading and unloading grain, coal, sand and similar goods by placing them on conveyor-belts, pipes, etc.; c) connecting hoses between main shore installation pipes and tanks of barges, tankers and other ships to load and unload petroleum, liquefied gases and other liquids; d) carrying and stacking goods in warehouses and similar establishments; e) sorting cargo prior to loading and unloading. Examples of the occupations classified here are: Boat loader, Docker, Handler (freight) , Railway & road vehicle loader, Stevedore, Truck helper, Warehouse porter Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Operator (crane) -8343, Operator (truck/lifting) - 8344

Use this unit group when the occupation wording needs to sit under Transport and storage laborers.

Use this node when the job title is more specific than the broader Transport and storage laborers grouping.