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Supervisors of Postal and Courier Services

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  • Job description
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2022-2026
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals monitor and coordinate the work done by:

  • Mail and postal clerks
  • Letter carriers
  • Couriers and door-to-door distributors

They work for:

  • Canada Post
  • Courier companies
  • The government
  • Large organizations

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Coordinate, assign, and review the work of postal clerks, letter carriers, couriers.
  • Develop schedules and implement work procedures.
  • Solve work-related problems.
  • Coordinate activities with other departments or divisions.
  • Write and submit reports.
  • Train staff on job duties, safety standards, and company policies.
  • Order supplies and equipment.
  • Maintain, repair, and ensure the proper functioning of computer systems and equipment.
  • Perform the same duties as supervised staff as required.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.
Minimum
$19.23
Median
$26.65
Maximum
$33.65

Job prospects for 2022-2026

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Job prospects for 2022-2026

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 2021

All of Québec

3,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
62.8% Female
37.2% Male

Not available.
  • 62.8% Female
  • 37.2% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$58,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Transportation and Warehousing
    NAICS 48, 49
    93% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    2% of jobs
  3. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    1% of jobs
  4. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    1% of jobs
  5. Printing and Related Support Activities
    NAICS 323
    1% of jobs
  6. Others
    2% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Transportation and Warehousing
    NAICS 48, 49
    93% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    2% of jobs
  3. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    1% of jobs
  4. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    1% of jobs
  5. Printing and Related Support Activities
    NAICS 323
    1% of jobs
  6. Others
    2% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Secondary

Secondary school diploma

Sometimes required

  • Experience in the supervised position is often required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Reading comprehension
  • Coordination
  • Active listening
  • Oral expression
  • Time management
  • Social perception
  • Human resource management
  • Information processing
  • Result evaluation
  • Critical thought
  • Negotiation
  • Service oriented
  • Learning strategies
  • Active learning
  • Teaching
  • Written expression
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Persuasion
  • Solving complex problems
  • System analysis
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Written comprehension
  • Oral comprehension
  • Verbal skills
  • Speech clarity
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Speech recognition
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Awareness of issues
  • Information organization
  • Near vision
  • Classification
  • Written expression
  • Selective attention
  • Idea generation
  • Originality
  • Processing flexibility
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Knowledge and attributes

  • Knowledge of administration and management
  • Autonomy
  • Sense of responsibility
  • Capacity to influence and mobilize
  • Knowledge of customer and personalized services
  • Versatility
  • Rigour
  • Knowledge of public safety and security
  • Availability
  • Spoken bilingualism (French and English)

Interests

  • Direct, organize, and manage
  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work in sales or client service
  • Work in transportation and maintenance
  • Work in an office

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
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.
Additional information

Note about CNP

Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.

Official name of the NOC 1214 (72025)

Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations

Job titles

  • Assistant postmistress
  • Postmistress
  • Mail and postal clerks supervisor
  • Mail carriers supervisor
  • Postal station supervisor
  • Mail facilities senior administrator
  • Mail clerks supervisor
  • Postal clerks supervisor
  • Mail room supervisor
  • Courier service supervisor
  • Messenger service supervisor
  • Postal station employees supervisor
  • Postal workers supervisor
More Less job titles

Skill type

Business, finance and administration

Related occupations

  • Postal and courier services managers
  • Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Last update: March 17, 2023

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