NYC Hired: Couriers and Messengers

Prospects: Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

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 or Delivery Services Drivers" (53-3033).

Current openings

Bank Courier 4
Courier 58
Court Messenger 1
Laboratory Courier 5
Office Messenger 25
Office Runner 5

Number of positions

2012: 6,510 2014: 6,550

Annual job postings

New: 20 Replacement: 160
(Total: 180)

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$17,250
($8/hour)

Middle:
$25,230
($12/hour)

Up to:
$33,950
($16/hour)

Average:
$28,380
($13/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Short-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.