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O*NET detailed work activityPackage objects for shipping
Stays humanHands-on work
11 jobs15 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Package objects, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
- Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
- Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter.
- Fold letters or circulars and insert them in envelopes.
- Pack products for shipping.
- Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
- Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.
- Pack and ship pottery to stores or galleries for retail sale.
- Process orders for goods requested in correspondence.
- Install straps, braces, and padding to loads to prevent shifting or damage during shipment.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Pack goods for shipping, using tools such as staplers, strapping machines, and hammers.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
- Bag, box, wrap, or gift-wrap merchandise, and prepare packages for shipment.
- Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.