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postman-postwoman/references/skills.md
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Competences — postman/postwoman

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7ed2e153-8da8-4c0d-b4c5-3402c623f34b).

Essential

  • act reliably (skill/competence)
  • analyse travel alternatives (skill/competence)
  • data protection (knowledge)
  • differentiate types of packages (skill/competence)
  • ensure the integrity of mail (skill/competence)
  • establish daily priorities (skill/competence)
  • execute working instructions (skill/competence)
  • geographic areas (knowledge)
  • handle mail (skill/competence)
  • implement environmental protection measures (skill/competence)
  • interpret traffic signals (skill/competence)
  • maintain privacy of service users (skill/competence)
  • operate mailing information systems (skill/competence)
  • organise mail deliveries (skill/competence)
  • road traffic laws (knowledge)
  • use geographic information systems (skill/competence)

Optional

  • apply information security policies (skill/competence)
  • communicate with customers (skill/competence)
  • contact customers (skill/competence)
  • drive in urban areas (skill/competence)
  • drive two-wheeled vehicles (skill/competence)
  • respond to customers' inquiries (skill/competence)
  • secure sensitive customer's information (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • address verification — 33 %
  • package delivery — 33 %
  • payment collection — 33 %
  • record keeping — 33 %
  • route planning — 33 %
  • safe driving — 17 %
  • time management — 17 %
  • physical lifting — 17 %
  • package handling — 17 %
  • organization — 17 %
  • cookie delivery — 17 %
  • customer communication — 17 %
  • customer satisfaction — 17 %
  • delivery — 17 %
  • order fulfillment — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • package delivery — 50 %
  • instruction following — 33 %
  • package pickup — 33 %
  • delivery updates — 33 %
  • cookie delivery — 33 %
  • customer service — 17 %
  • customer delivery — 17 %
  • documentation completion — 17 %
  • ensuring quality — 17 %
  • order pickup — 17 %
  • order quality check — 17 %
  • vehicle operation — 17 %
  • status updates — 17 %
  • route adherence — 17 %