962 Other Elementary Workers

Messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters carry and deliver messages, packages and other items on foot, within an establishment or between establishments, to households and elsewhere, or carry luggage, especially at hotels, stations and airports. Tasks include - (a) delivering messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments or elsewhere; (b) delivering various goods to and from enterprises, shops, households and other places; (c) carrying and delivering luggage at hotels, stations, airports, and elsewhere; (d) receiving and marking baggage by completing and attaching claim checks; (e) planning and following the most efficient route; (f) sorting items to be delivered according to the delivery route. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Hotel porter - Luggage porter - Messenger - Leaflet deliverer - Newspaper deliverer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Mail carrier - 4412 - Postman/woman - 4412.

Odd-job persons clean, paint and maintain buildings, grounds and facilities, and undertake simple repairs. Tasks include - (a) repairing broken windows, screens, doors, fences, barbecues, picnic tables, shelves, cupboards and other items; (b) replacing defective items such as light bulbs; (c) repairing and painting interior and exterior surfaces such as walls, ceilings and fences; (d) adjusting doors and windows; (e) replacing tap washers; (f) putting up handrails and grab rails; (g) unloading coal or wood and putting it into cellars of private households or establishments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Handyperson - Hotel useful - Odd-job person.

Meter readers and vending-machine collectors stock vending machines and collect money from them or from parking meters and other coinboxes, or read electricity, gas or water meters. Tasks include - (a) filling storage areas of vending machines and collecting money from their containers; (b) collecting money from parking meters and similar coinboxes; (c) reading electricity, gas or water meters and recording consumption; (d) keeping records of merchandise distributed and money collected; (e) proceeding along established routes to take readings of meter dials; (f) verifying readings in cases where consumption appears to be abnormal, and recording possible reasons for fluctuations; (g) inspecting meters for unauthorized connections, defects and damage such as broken seals. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Meter reader - Vending-machine collector.

Water and firewood collectors collect water and firewood and transport them on foot or using hand or animal carts. Tasks include - (a) cutting and collecting wood from forests for sale in market or as fuel or for own consumption; (b) visiting forests or fields to pick pieces of dried wood from the ground and arranging them in heaps; (c) cutting decayed branches and trunks of trees using axes and hand-saws; (d) tying collected wood into small faggots and carrying them or transporting them on a cart to the market for sale or to villages or households for use; (e) drawing water from wells, rivers or ponds, etc. for domestic use; (f) collecting water in leather bags, buckets or other containers from taps, rivers, ponds or wells, and delivering the water to work sites, the houses of clients or to own household for drinking, cleaning of drains or storage in tanks. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Firewood collector - Water collector.

This unit group covers elementary workers not classified elsewhere in Major Group 9: Elementary Workers. For instance, the group includes those who issue and collect parking or admission tickets, provide personal items to patrons or customers in cloakrooms, and assist patrons at entertainment events. In such cases tasks would include - (a) selling admission tickets and passes to patrons at entertainment events or collecting tickets, passes and tags from patrons; (b) examining tickets or passes to verify authenticity, using criteria such as colour and date issued; (c) guiding patrons to exits or providing other instructions or assistance in case of emergency; (d) directing patrons to restrooms, concession stands and telephones; (e) directing vehicle drivers to parking spaces; (f) patrolling parking areas in order to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle property theft; (g) calculating parking charges and collecting fees from customers; (h) assigning dressing room facilities, locker space, or clothing containers to patrons of athletic or bathing establishments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cloakroom attendant - Fairground attendant - Parking attendant - Ticket collector - Usher Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Parking valet - 8322.