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Intro
Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors pick up and deliver letters, parcels, packages, newspapers, flyers and other items within and between establishments. They are employed by courier service companies and other establishments throughout the private and public sectors.
There is some mobility into other delivery occupations such as delivery drivers.
There may be mobility to clerical occupations within the company.
Progression to supervisory positions may be possible with experience.
Main Duties
Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors perform some or all of the following duties:
- Pick up messages, letters, envelopes, parcels, airline tickets, legal documents, packages, bonds, cheques, securities and other items from customers, and hand-deliver them to addresses within an establishment or in other establishments by walking or cycling within prescribed time periods
- Collect payment for items delivered
- Keep record of items received and delivered using delivery information acquisition devices
- Deliver newspapers, flyers, handbills, telephone directories and similar items to residences and businesses.
Employment Requirements
- Secondary school education may be required.
- Eligibility for bonding may be required.
- Ability to navigate streets and follow directions is usually required.
- Physical fitness is required for some occupations in this unit group.
All Titles
- advertisement delivery person – courier serviceadvertisement deliveryman – courier service, advertisement deliverywoman – courier service, advertising item deliveryman – courier service, advertising item deliverywoman – courier service
- advertising item delivery person – courier service
- announcement deliverer – courier serviceannouncement deliveryman – courier service, announcement deliverywoman – courier service, news item deliveryman – courier service, news item deliverywoman – courier service
- announcement delivery person – courier service
- bank messenger
- bank runner
- bill distributor
- circular distributor – courier service
- copy runner – courier service
- courier
- courier service delivery persondeliveryman – courier service, deliverywoman – courier service
- courier service parcels deliverer
- deliverer, parcels – courier service
- delivery person – courier service
- door-to-door distributor
- flyer distributor – courier serviceflyer distributor
- handbill passer – courier service
- mail courier – courier service
- message carrier
- message deliverer
- messenger
- messenger, bank
- messenger-clerk
- news item delivery person – courier service
- newspaper carrierpaper boy, paper girl
- newspaper carrier – courier servicepaper boy – courier service, paper girl – courier service
- newspaper carrier and vendor
- newspaper deliverer
- newspaper distributor – courier service
- office messenger
- paper boy/girl – courier service
- paper boy/paper girl
- parcels deliverer, courier service
- public notice delivery person – courier servicepublic notice deliveryman – courier service, public notice deliverywoman – courier service
- runner – courier servicerunner
- sample distributor – courier service
Exclusions
- Delivery and courier service drivers (7514)
- Letter carriers (1512)
- Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations (1214)