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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 470118$16.43/hr$0.91/hr$11.36/hr$13.28/hr$16.03/hr$18.59/hr$22.65/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.


Leading Industries for Couriers and Messengers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities280$14.18/hr
Education and Health Services120$18.16/hr
Professional and Business Services40$17.00/hr
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%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant4,900$13.29/hr2.5%
Postal Service Mail Carriers3,140$25.30/hr-6.8%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers2,880$11.84/hrN/A
Parking Lot Attendants2,000$13.13/hr0.9%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1,440$15.22/hr-6.9%
Cargo and Freight Agents1,340$23.10/hr12.4%
Tasks for Couriers and Messengers