Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors pick up and deliver letters, parcels, packages, newspapers, flyers and other items within and between establishments.

You may need a high school diploma. You may need to be eligible for bonding. You usually require navigational skills and the ability to follow directions. Bicycle / foot couriers may need to be physically fit. With experience, you may move into a clerical or delivery driver position in the company, or you could move up the ranks to become a supervisor. Most recent entrants have a high school diploma, and almost 1 in 5 has a trade / vocational certificate or community college diploma.