Thailand business reference

Occupation 5223 - Shop Sales Assistants

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-05-05Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 5223
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 5 Service and Sales Workers
  • Sub Major Group: 52 Sales Workers
  • Minor Group: 522 Shop Aalespersons
  • Unit Group: 5223 Shop Sales Assistants

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Shop sales assistants sell a range of goods and services directly to the public or on behalf of retail and wholesale establishments, and explain the functions and qualities of these goods and services.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) determining customer requirements and advising on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care; (b) demonstrating and explaining to customers the establishment’s goods and services; (c) selling goods and services, accepting payment by a variety of payment methods, preparing sales invoices and recording sales using cash registers; (d) assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stock takes; (e) stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Salesperson (retail establishment) - Salesperson (wholesale establishment) - Shop assistant

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Shop manager - 1420 Kiosk salesperson - 5211 Market salesperson - 5211 Street stall salesperson - 5211 Street food vendor - 5212 Shopkeeper - 5221 Checkout operator - 5230 Food service counter attendant - 5246

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 5220