Couriers and Messengers

Top 3 Courier Jobs

  • Store Delivery Driver - Part Time - Fisher Auto Parts - Columbus,OH

    Store Delivery Driver Location 124 EAST SPRING ST, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States Job Category Store Delivery Driver, Automotive Industry Automotive Employee Type PT Non-Exempt Required Degree High...

  • Delivery Driver / Warehouse Associate - State Electric Supply Company - Columbus,OH

    Delivery Driver / Warehouse Associate Are you ready to power up your career with one of the nation's largest and most respected electrical distributors? Since 1952, State Electric Supply Co. has been a leader in the electrical...

  • UPS - Warehouse Worker/Package Handler $21+/hr - UPS - Columbus,OH

    UPS is seeking Warehouse Workers / Package Handlers to assist with sorting, loading, unloading, and processing packages in a fast-paced warehouse environment. Warehouse Workers are responsible for unloading packages from delivery trucks and trailers,...

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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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