Delivery and Courier Service Drivers
Job description
These individuals collect and deliver various products. They drive cars, vans, and light trucks. They are self-employed or work for:
- Dairies
- Pharmacies
- Newspaper distributors
- Fast food establishments
- Dry cleaning companies
- Mobile canteens
- Messenger services
Environment
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Hazardous chemical
Main tasks
- Inspect the vehicle before and after the trip.
- Plan delivery schedules and routes.
- Load and unload cargo, goods, or merchandise.
- Provide customer service at the time of sale or delivery.
- Record various information (pick-ups and deliveries, vehicle mileage, cost of gas, etc.).
- Report any incidents encountered.
- Sort goods and cargo for delivery, as required.
- Assemble, install, or mount the goods or cargo for delivery, as required.
- Collaborate with central dispatch.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory, training or dispatching positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.10
- Median
- $19.00
- Maximum
- $28.06
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
17,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 7.9% Female
- 92.1% Male
Not available.
- 7.9% Female
- 92.1% 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
$43,200
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, 4937% of jobs
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NAICS 4116% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4515% of jobs
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NAICS 728% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3125% of jobs
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Others19% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4937% of jobs
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NAICS 4116% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4515% of jobs
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NAICS 728% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3125% of jobs
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Others19% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Also required
- Driver's licence corresponding to the class of the vehicle being driven.
Sometimes required
- A secondary school diploma is usually required.
- At least one year of safe driving experience usually required, including a maximum of three demerit points on the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) driving record.
- Deposit and a transport of dangerous goods certificate may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Operations and control
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Time management
Abilities
- Distance vision
- Limb coordination
- Spatial orientation
- Static muscle power
- Near vision
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Response orientation
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Manual dexterity
- Endurance
- Core strength
- Verbal skills
- Time sharing
- Depth perception
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Reaction time
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 transportation and maintenance
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Official name of the NOC 75201
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors
Job titles
- Groceries deliverer
- Delivery driver
- Expedite driver
- Drug store delivery driver
- Newspaper carrier
- Vending machine driver-supplier
- Dry cleaning driver
- Laundry route driver
- Soft drinks driver
- Cannabis delivery driver
- Parcel delivery driver
- Newspaper delivery driver
- Parts delivery driver
- Pizza delivery driver
- Food delivery driver
- Fast food delivery driver
- Food service driver
- Driver salesman/woman
- Soft drink driver-salesman/woman
- Delivery truck driver
- Canteen driver
- Door-to-door distributor
- Announcement deliverer
- Public notice delivery person
- Sample distributor
- Advertisement delivery person
- Circular distributor
- Newspaper distributor
- Milkman/woman
- Newspaper carrier and vendor
- Bakery route salesman/woman
- Flyer distributor
- Bakery deliveryman/woman
- Dairy route salesman/woman
- Bread deliverer
- Mobile caterer
- Delivery salesperson
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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