Couriers and Messengers: 
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.
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About the Job
| Primary Industry | Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics |
| Indiana Average Salary | $27,660.00 |
| Average Time to Fill | 39 days |
| Typical Education | High school equivalency |
| Typical Experience | None |
| Current Openings | |
| 2 Year Projected Openings (2022-2024) | 443 |
| 2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2022-2024) | 1.60 % |
| 10 Year Projected Openings (2021-2031) | 1,666 |
| 10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2021-2031) | -10.27 % |
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Skills Profile
Essential (Soft) Skills
Essential Skills to Employers
Attention to Detail
Professionalism
Work Ethic
Written Communication
Oral Communication
Resource Allocation
Following Directions
Information Gathering
Customer Service
Organization
Integrity
Numerical and Arithmetic Application
Time Management
Critical Thinking
Technology and Tool Usage
Professionalism
Work Ethic
Written Communication
Oral Communication
Resource Allocation
Following Directions
Information Gathering
Customer Service
Organization
Integrity
Numerical and Arithmetic Application
Time Management
Critical Thinking
Technology and Tool Usage
Top Job Duties and Responsibilities
Performing Administrative Activities
Date stamp messages, mail, or other information
Deliver items such as mail, messages, records, or files
Deliver food
Take messages, notes, shorthand, and dictation
Answer questions from customers or the public
File documents, records, or related materials
Deliver items such as mail, messages, records, or files
Deliver food
Take messages, notes, shorthand, and dictation
Answer questions from customers or the public
File documents, records, or related materials
Documenting/Recording Information
Record shipping information
Maintain personal service records, reports, or files
Maintain shipping, transportation, or logistical records, reports, or files
Maintain personal service records, reports, or files
Maintain shipping, transportation, or logistical records, reports, or files
Performing General Physical Activities
Unload materials or equipment
Load materials or equipment
Stack containers, materials, or products
Move materials, equipment, or supplies
Load materials or equipment
Stack containers, materials, or products
Move materials, equipment, or supplies
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitor variables affecting route activities
Observe vehicular or pedestrian traffic
Maintain confidentiality of data
Observe vehicular or pedestrian traffic
Maintain confidentiality of data
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Booster Skills & Certifications
Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.
Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.
Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.
| Skill or Certification | Certi - fication | Certification | Hard to Fill | Expensive to Fill |
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| Commercial Driver's License | ||||
| Data Entry | ||||
| Unload Cargo | ||||
| Accident Procedures | ||||
| Medical Examiner's License | ||||
| Logistics |
