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
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.

Leading Industries for Couriers and Messengers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 330 $14.74/hr Education and Health Services 220 $17.43/hr Professional and Business Services 50 $17.10/hr Manufacturing 10 $17.01/hr

Other Regional Data For Couriers and Messengers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 660 $16.21/hr 2.8% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 520 $16.04/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 470 $16.03/hr N/A Central Minnesota 70 $16.22/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 Minnesota 40 $14.59/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 40 $14.59/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 30 $16.30/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 20 $19.78/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 20 $14.47/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 10 $16.69/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 10 $16.08/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 10 N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A $20.23/hr 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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Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	9,950	$13.05/hr	3.6%
Postal Service Mail Carriers	6,250	$24.30/hr	0.5%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	4,750	$11.71/hr	2.3%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	2,450	$15.03/hr	-0.5%
Parking Lot Attendants	2,390	$12.95/hr	1.0%
Cargo and Freight Agents	1,610	$23.73/hr	2.3%

• 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.