Couriers and Postal Deliverers
Snapshot
Couriers and Postal Deliverers deliver small items such as documents, messages, mail and parcels.
| Job stats | |
|---|---|
| How many are employed in this occupation? | 51600 |
| What are the average weekly earnings for full time workers ($ before tax)? | $800 |
| How does unemployment compare with other occupations? | average |
| What is the vacancy level for this occupation? | very high |
| What are the job prospects for this occupation? | average |
Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
- sorting and sequencing items for delivery
- delivering mail, parcels, documents and other items to customers' premises and mailboxes
- receiving orders for deliveries from customers
- collecting signatures and charges for cash-on-delivery orders
- issuing and collecting receipts for pick-up and delivery items
- keeping records of items received and delivered
- maintaining walk books, directories, mail counts, equipment maintenance logs and other delivery records
- loading and unloading mail conveyances and internal mail handling equipment
- assisting with receipting inward mail, checking wrongly addressed, missorted, undelivered and redirected mail, and processing freepost and underpaid mail
Job Titles
- Courier
- Postal Delivery Officer