Couriers and Messengers

Top 3 Courier Jobs

  • Vehicle Assembler - $23/hr, Medical & 401k Benefits - Adecco - Russells Point,OH

    Now Offering Increased Starting Wages – Join the Honda Team! Adecco is hiring immediately for Entry Level Production Assembler jobs with Honda Transmission Manufacturing Inc. in Russells Point,...

  • Courier/DOT-8 - FedEx - Grove City,OH

    Driver / operator of company vehicles. Provides courteous and efficient delivery and pick-up of packages. Checks shipments for conformance to FedEx features of service and provides related customer service functions. Performs other duties as...

  • Driver I - USG - OH FLEET OPERATIONS - ARAMARK - Groveport,OH

    Job Description Position Summary: The Route Sales Driver is responsible for driving a company vehicle within an established route or territory and delivering goods and products to various customer locations. Essential...

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What Couriers and messengers Do

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.


Courier and messenger Salaries

  • 2020 employment: 142,200
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $33,050

Job Outlook for Couriers and messengers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: -11,700
  • Growth rate: -8 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Courier or messenger

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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