Office & Admin

Couriers & Messengers

SOC 43-5021

Deliver documents and small packages quickly within a city.

Median pay

$39k

$36k to $45k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

28k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI exposure

52%

modeled estimate · 44th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

49/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Critical Thinking
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.