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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5021 Couriers and Messengers



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).

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 408$19.10/hr$16.74/hr$17.51/hr$18.38/hr$20.07/hr$21.71/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
ConstructionN/AN/A
Manufacturing50$14.87/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities80$21.71/hr
Financial ActivitiesN/AN/A
Professional and Business Services100$20.84/hr
Education and Health Services380$21.35/hr
Leisure and HospitalityN/AN/A
Other ServicesN/AN/A
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State 10$20.98/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 20$18.64/hr1.4%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 20$17.50/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 20$19.06/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 30$18.40/hr-1.4%
St Cloud MN MSA 30$19.61/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 40$18.38/hr0.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 40$20.88/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 40$18.38/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 60$19.61/hr3.1%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 80$18.32/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 90$21.35/hr2.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 360$22.27/hr4.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 390$22.27/hrN/A
Minnesota 640$21.35/hr2.0%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Parking Attendants 1,280$17.63/hr2.2%
Light Truck Drivers 18,650$23.11/hr9.1%
Driver/Sales Workers 8,800$15.78/hr10.2%


  • Open, sort, and distribute incoming mail.
  • Load vehicles with listed goods, ensuring goods are loaded correctly and taking precautions with hazardous goods.
  • Collect, seal, and stamp outgoing mail, using postage meters and envelope sealers.
  • Deliver messages and items, such as newspapers, documents, and packages, between establishment departments and to other establishments and private homes.
  • Walk, ride bicycles, drive vehicles, or use public conveyances to reach destinations to deliver messages or materials.
  • Collect, seal, and stamp outgoing mail, using postage meters and envelope sealers.
  • Obtain signatures and payments, or arrange for recipients to make payments.
  • Perform general office or clerical work, such as filing materials, operating duplicating machines, or running errands.
  • Sort items to be delivered according to the delivery route.
  • Use telephone to deliver verbal messages.