Couriers and Messengers

Top 3 Courier Jobs

  • Hospital Courier-2 - Nationwide Children's Hospital - Columbus,OH

    Job Title Provides transport and support for Nationwide Children's Hospital, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and their clients. Schedule: Full-Time, 2:00-10:00 PM Shift Rotating weekend and holiday schedule...

  • Medical Courier - Quest Diagnostic - Columbus,OH

    Quest Diagnostics - 2760 Airport Drive - Responsibilities: Pick up, transport, and deliver medical specimens and lab materials on a scheduled route; Communicate professionally with doctors, nurses, and lab staff to ensure timely deliveries; Safely...

  • Medical Courier - NDS Logistics - Columbus,OH

    [Delivery Driver] - Competitive Pay Structure ($17 - $22 per hour) / Contractor Status (1099) / Flexibility in Shifts Options (FT, PT) - As a Medical Courier at NDS Logistics, you will: Transport, deliver, and distribute medical supplies,...

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What Couriers and messengers Do

Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Excludes Light Truck Drivers.


Courier and messenger Salaries

  • 2020 employment: 142,200
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $33,050

Job Outlook for Couriers and messengers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: -11,700
  • Growth rate: -8 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Courier or messenger

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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