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
Southwest Minnesota 208$21.41/hr$1.48/hr$13.26/hr$15.97/hr$19.78/hr$27.59/hr$31.34/hr
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.


Other Regional Data For Couriers and Messengers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 470 $16.03/hr 4.2%
Central Minnesota 70 $16.22/hr 3.1%
Northwest Minnesota 40 $14.59/hr 0.0%
Southwest Minnesota 20 $19.78/hr 1.4%
Southeast Minnesota 10 $16.08/hr 2.4%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $20.23/hr -1.4%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant1,330$12.67/hr0.3%
Postal Service Mail Carriers610$22.64/hr-6.8%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers150$10.89/hrN/A
Cargo and Freight Agents10N/AN/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceN/A$13.81/hr-9.0%
Parking Lot AttendantsN/A$13.59/hr2.5%
Tasks for Couriers and Messengers