Couriers and Messengers

This post summarizes key statistics on Couriers and Messengers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 8,643
25 23,022
30 29,320
35 31,754
40 30,898
45 34,207
50 37,813
55 37,076
60 36,291
65 28,098


Hours Worked Share
0-20 21.80
20-39 23.80
39-41 33.40
41-50 14.00
50-60 5.20
More than 60 2.00

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Couriers and Messengers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
85.60 26,877 Trucking service
1.60 36,650 Health services, n.e.c.
1.40 28,838 Hospitals
0.60 21,991 Eating and drinking places
0.50 34,897 U.S. Postal Service
0.50 32,985 Catalog and mail order houses
0.40 36,291 All construction
0.40 35,184 Warehousing and storage
0.40 25,929 Department stores
0.40 26,877 Colleges and universities

This table highlights the top industries people working as Couriers and Messengers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Couriers and Messengers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Couriers and Messengers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Couriers and Messengers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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