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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 205$20.16/hr$17.17/hr$18.54/hr$19.43/hr$21.74/hr$23.56/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction20$20.19/hr
Manufacturing70$14.41/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$30.15/hr
Financial ActivitiesN/AN/A
Professional and Business Services50$16.84/hr
Education and Health Services230$20.32/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
Duluth MN-WI MSA 10$21.94/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 10$21.11/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 10$18.86/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 20$18.35/hr-1.4%
Northwest Minnesota 20$19.43/hr0.0%
Southwest Minnesota 20$19.03/hr1.4%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 20$16.69/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 20$19.43/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 40$19.43/hr2.4%
St Cloud MN MSA 40$15.89/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 60$18.92/hr3.1%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 60$17.69/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 270$20.32/hr4.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 290$20.32/hrN/A
Minnesota 460$20.19/hr2.0%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Parking Attendants 1,510$17.56/hr2.2%
Light Truck Drivers 17,290$23.39/hr9.1%
Driver/Sales Workers 8,520$14.21/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.