DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5021 Couriers and Messengers

Occupational Description:

Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Excludes "Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers" (53-3033).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	960	141	$13.55/hr	$0.30/hr	$9.06/hr	$10.81/hr	$12.93/hr	$14.92/hr	$19.05/hr
U S	76,830	1,537	$13.17/hr	$0.08/hr	$8.60/hr	$9.83/hr	$12.40/hr	$15.44/hr	$18.78/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Couriers and Messengers
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	690	$13.14/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	50	$12.60/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	40	$11.46/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	30	$12.36/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	20	$10.89/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	10	$13.86/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	10	$14.25/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	10	$11.56/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	10	$13.61/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	N/A	$13.23/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	N/A	N/A	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	220	$12.16/hr	N/A
Postal Service Mail Carriers	110	$22.48/hr	N/A
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	50	$8.78/hr	N/A
Parking Lot Attendants	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tasks for Couriers and Messengers

Delivers messages and items, such as documents, packages, and food, between establishment departments, and to other establishments and private homes.
Records information, such as items received and delivered, and recipient's replies to message.
Monitors fluid levels and replenishes fuel to maintain delivery vehicle.
Obtains signature, receipt, or payment from recipient for articles delivered.
Calls by telephone to deliver verbal messages.
Receives message or materials to be delivered, and information on recipient, such as name, address, and telephone number.
Walks, rides bicycle, drives vehicle, or uses public conveyance to reach destination to deliver message or materials, in person.