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Also called bank messenger, bicycle messenger, copy messenger and court messenger.
$39,200
Median pay a year
68,640
People do this work
6
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Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
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Courier and Messenger
Summary
Courier delivering messages, documents, and packages between offices and to homes, handling medical records and lab specimens while ensuring proper loading and sorting for safe transport
Experience
Courier and Messenger
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Delivered and picked up medical records, lab specimens, and medications to and from hospitals and medical facilities
Obtained signatures and payments, or arranged for recipients to make payments
Recorded information, such as items received and delivered and recipients' responses to messages
Received messages and materials to be delivered, including names, addresses, and delivery instructions via telephone or in person
Loaded vehicles with listed goods, ensuring correct loading and taking precautions with hazardous goods
Sorted items to be delivered according to the delivery route
Delivered messages and items, such as newspapers, documents, and packages, between departments and to private homes
Skills
Core Skills
Delivering items, Obtaining written authorization, Analyzing shipping information, Unloading materials, Operating office equipment, Operating vehicles or moving equipment, Driver's license, Sorting mail, Loading materials or equipment
Technical Skills
Maintaining mechanical equipment, Recording shipping information
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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What did you do each day?
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Delivered medical records and medicationsObtained signatures and paymentsRecorded items received and deliveredReceived messages and delivery informationLoaded vehicles with goods safelySorted items by delivery route
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Delivered medical records and medications, ensuring timely and accurate service to healthcare providers and patients
Recorded items received and delivered, maintaining detailed logs for accountability and tracking
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Add how often you made deliveries each week
The line
Delivered medical records and medications several times each day, ensuring timely and accurate service to healthcare providers and patients
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Several times each dayA few each shiftMost days of the week
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The line
Recorded items received and delivered, maintaining detailed logs for accountability and tracking
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Fewer delivery errors occurredTracking items became more efficientAccountability improved for the team
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Skills for a Courier and Messenger resume
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What are you good at?
Delivering items
Obtaining written authorization
Sorting mail
Analyzing shipping information
Unloading materials
Loading materials or equipment
Operating office equipment
Operating vehicles or moving equipment
Maintaining mechanical equipment
Recording shipping information
Relaying information
Conferencing with coworkers
The work itself
What a Courier and Messenger does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
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.
What it pays
How much does a Courier and Messenger make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,070
Median
$39,200
75th percentile
$45,280
About 68,640 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Couriers and Messengers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.