NOC 75201: Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors
What delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors do
Delivery service drivers drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products. Door-to-door distributors deliver items to residences and businesses. They are employed by dairies, drug stores, newspaper distributors, take-out food establishments, dry cleaners, mobile caterers and many other establishments, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products, such as food, newspapers, magazines, bakery and dairy products, and items such as dry cleaning
- Deliver newspapers, flyers, handbills, telephone directories and similar items to residences and businesses
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspection of vehicle
- Plan delivery travel schedules and service routes
- Load and unload cargo, goods or merchandise
- Provide customer service by selling products, delivering over established routes and accepting or making payments for goods
- Record information on pick-ups and deliveries, vehicle mileage and fuel costs and report any incidents or problems encountered
- May scan and sort freight or cargo for delivery
- May assemble, install or set-up delivered goods or merchandise
- May communicate with central dispatch using mobile communications equipment.
Job titles under NOC 75201
46 job titles are classified here, including bread deliverer, canteen driver, delivery driver.
- advertisement delivery person
- advertising item delivery person
- announcement deliverer
- bakery deliveryman/woman
- bakery route salesman/woman
- bread deliverer
- cannabis delivery driver
- canteen driver
- circular distributor
- dairy route salesman/woman
- delivery driver
- delivery salesperson
- delivery truck driver
- door-to-door distributor
- driver salesman/woman
- driver salesperson
- drug store delivery driver
- dry cleaning driver
- expedite driver
- fast food delivery driver
- flyer distributor
- food delivery driver
- food service driver
- groceries deliverer
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school is usually required.
- A driver's licence appropriate to the class of vehicle being driven is required.
- One year of safe driving experience is usually required.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
- Eligibility for bonding and transportation of dangerous goods (TGD) certification may be required for delivery and courier drivers.
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors 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 | $15.00/hr | $20.00/hr | $29.35/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $21.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $21.30/hr | $29.75/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $29.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.38/hr | $20.00/hr | $28.85/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $18.46/hr | $32.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $18.75/hr | $32.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $19.00/hr | $28.37/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $21.00/hr | $29.25/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr | $34.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $19.23/hr | $33.33/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $18.00/hr | $21.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $21.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $17.47/hr | $24.69/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $31.78/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $19.23/hr | $33.33/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $19.00/hr | $26.53/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $19.00/hr | $28.37/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $17.00/hr | $25.38/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $20.00/hr | $28.85/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Using NOC 75201 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 46 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Couriers and messengers (NOC 74102)
- Delivery drivers supervisor (NOC 72024)
- Delivery truck helper (NOC 75211)
- Dispatchers (NOC 14404)
- Garbage truck driver (NOC 74205)
- Heavy truck driver (NOC 73300)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors?
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors are NOC 2021 unit group 75201. Example job titles in this group include bread deliverer, canteen driver, delivery driver, door-to-door distributor.
What TEER is NOC 75201?
NOC 75201 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. 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 delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $20.00/hr, about $39,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $29.35/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.