DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.74/hr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	660	121	$16.77/hr	$0.70/hr	$11.53/hr	$13.46/hr	$16.21/hr	$18.82/hr	$23.81/hr
U S	74,720	1,868	$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.

Other Regional Data For Couriers and Messengers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 520 $16.04/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 70 $11.30/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 50 $16.94/hr N/A 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 Southeast Balance of State 10 $16.69/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 10 N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $13.37/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	510	$13.27/hr	N/A
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	$11.26/hr	N/A
Postal Service Mail Carriers	240	$25.33/hr	N/A
Cargo and Freight Agents	20	N/A	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parking Lot Attendants	N/A	$13.89/hr	N/A

• 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.