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 Drivers? (53-3033).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 660121$16.77/hr$0.70/hr$11.53/hr$13.46/hr$16.21/hr$18.82/hr$23.81/hr
U S 74,7201,868$15.39/hr$0.14/hr$10.21/hr$12.05/hr$14.45/hr$17.79/hr$22.42/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Couriers and Messengers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities330$14.74/hr
Education and Health Services220$17.43/hr
Professional and Business Services50$17.10/hr
Manufacturing10$17.01/hr
Other Regional Data For Couriers and Messengers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 660 $16.21/hr 2.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 520 $16.04/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 470 $16.03/hr 4.2%
Central Minnesota 70 $16.22/hr 3.1%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 70 $11.30/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 50 $16.94/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 40 $14.59/hr 0.0%
Northwest Balance of State 40 $14.59/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 30 $16.30/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 20 $14.47/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 20 $19.78/hr 1.4%
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 10 N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota 10 $16.08/hr 2.4%
Southeast Balance of State 10 $16.69/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A $20.23/hr -1.4%
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $13.37/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant9,950$13.05/hr2.4%
Postal Service Mail Carriers6,250$24.30/hr-6.6%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers4,750$11.71/hr8.0%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2,450$15.03/hr-6.3%
Parking Lot Attendants2,390$12.95/hr2.2%
Cargo and Freight Agents1,610$23.73/hr12.6%
Tasks for Couriers and Messengers