HOW TO GET THERE
Typical pathway
A typical route for a Canadian secondary-school student is to complete high school and then look for entry-level work with a courier company, messenger service, or local business that needs deliveries. Employers may prefer good time management, basic reading and writing, customer service skills, and the ability to walk or cycle safely. Some people gain experience through part-time, seasonal, or casual delivery work, which can help build reliability and route knowledge. Depending on the employer or the type of deliveries, training may be provided on the job for using delivery devices, recording items, collecting payments, and following safe delivery procedures.
THE WORK
What you may do
Legacy 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.
SKILLS TO BUILD
Skills used in this Career
Communication SkillsComputer LiteracySorting Skills