Couriers and Door-to-Door Distributors
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Job description
These individuals pick up and deliver letters, parcels, packages, newspapers, and messages.
Environment
- Climatic conditions
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
Main tasks
- Collect letters and objects and deliver them by hand.
- Collect payment for items delivered.
- Keep a record of items received and delivered.
- Deliver documents (newspapers, messages, flyers, etc.) to residences or businesses.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility into other delivery occupations.
- Access to clerical positions within the company is possible.
- Experience allows access to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
4,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 14% Female
- 86% Male
Not available.
- 14% Female
- 86% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$48,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4981% of jobs
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NAICS 914% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6232% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4981% of jobs
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NAICS 914% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6232% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- High school education may be required.
- The ability to walk the streets and follow directions is usually required.
- Physical fitness is required for some occupations in this group.
- A Class 5 driver’s licence may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Reading comprehension
- Written expression
- Service oriented
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Written comprehension
- Limb coordination
- Speech recognition
- Distance vision
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Written expression
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Depth perception
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Response orientation
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Honesty
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Availability
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 74102
Couriers and messengers
Job titles
- Courier service delivery person
- Parcel deliverer - courier service
- Mail service courier
- Runner - courier service
- Courier
- Postal clerk - canadian armed forces
- Messenger-clerk
- Courier service driver
- Mail courier - courier service
- Motorized mail courier
- Bank messenger
- Bill distributor
- Message carrier
- Office messenger
- Town messenger driver
- Copy runner - courier service
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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