9621-Porters and Related Workers

Job Title: 

Porters and Related Workers

Job Description: 

Porters and related workers 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.

Tasks: 

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 and attaching claim checks
  • planning and following the most efficient route
  • sorting items to be delivered according to the delivery route
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Bell captain
Bellboy
Porter railway

Specific Occupations: 

96211
Bell captain

96212
Bellboy/Hotel porter

96213
Porter (except hotel)

International Careers(ISCO): 
Similar O*NET Careers (USA) : 
Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore