NOC 74102: Couriers and messengers
What couriers and messengers do
Couriers and messengers pick up and deliver letters, parcels, packages, messages and other items within and between establishments. They are employed by courier service companies and other establishments throughout the public and private sectors.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Pick up messages, letters, envelopes, parcels, airline tickets, legal documents, packages, bonds, cheques, securities and other items from customers, and hand-deliver them to addresses within an establishment or in other establishments by walking, cycling or driving within prescribed time periods
- Collect payment for items delivered
- Keep record of items received and delivered using delivery information acquisition devices.
Job titles under NOC 74102
19 job titles are classified here, including bank messenger, courier, courier service driver.
- bank messenger
- bank runner
- bill distributor
- copy runner - courier service
- courier
- courier service driver
- courier service parcels deliverer
- delivery person - courier service
- mail courier - courier service
- mail service courier
- message carrier
- message deliverer
- messenger
- messenger-clerk
- motorized mail courier
- office messenger
- postal clerk - Canadian Armed Forces
- runner - courier service
- town messenger driver
Employment requirements
- Secondary school education may be required.
- Eligibility for bonding may be required.
- Ability to navigate streets and follow directions is usually required.
- Physical fitness is required for some occupations in this unit group.
Couriers and messengers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $17.50/hr | $23.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $19.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $18.70/hr | $22.41/hr | $33.20/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $22.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $17.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $35.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $16.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $41.67/hr |
Ottawa ON | $18.54/hr | $23.75/hr | $31.13/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.30/hr | $21.50/hr | $33.48/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $18.70/hr | $22.41/hr | $33.20/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $19.13/hr | $24.23/hr | $34.82/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $19.00/hr | $26.50/hr | $35.00/hr |
London ON | $19.55/hr | $24.45/hr | $30.88/hr |
Halifax NS | $17.79/hr | $22.53/hr | $28.90/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $23.00/hr | $24.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $21.63/hr | $32.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $21.00/hr | $34.49/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $17.00/hr | $23.72/hr | $33.43/hr |
Nova Scotia | $17.31/hr | $23.80/hr | $33.43/hr |
New Brunswick | $17.00/hr | $23.72/hr | $33.43/hr |
Quebec | $18.70/hr | $22.41/hr | $33.20/hr |
Ontario | $19.00/hr | $23.08/hr | $35.29/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $21.50/hr | $33.48/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $21.00/hr | $34.49/hr |
Alberta | $16.00/hr | $25.00/hr | $41.67/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $22.00/hr | $32.00/hr |
Using NOC 74102 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 19 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors (NOC 75201)
- Letter carriers (NOC 74101)
- Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations (NOC 72025)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for couriers and messengers?
Couriers and messengers are NOC 2021 unit group 74102. Example job titles in this group include bank messenger, courier, courier service driver, delivery person - courier service.
What TEER is NOC 74102?
NOC 74102 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do couriers and messengers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $23.00/hr, about $45,000 a year full-time, with a range of $17.50/hr to $35.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.