7514- Delivery and courier service drivers

Canada NOC: 
7514
Job Title: 

Delivery and courier service drivers

Job Description: 

Delivery and courier service drivers drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products. They are employed by dairies, drug stores, newspaper distributors, take-out food establishments, dry cleaners, mobile caterers, courier and messenger service companies and many other establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties: 

Delivery and courier service drivers perform some or all of the following duties:


Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products, such as fast food, newspapers, magazines, bakery and dairy products, and items such as dry cleaning, envelopes, packages and parcels
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.

Employment Requirements: 

Completion of 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 is provided.
Eligibility for bonding and transportation of dangerous goods (TGD) certification may be required for delivery and courier drivers.

Additional Inormation: 

Progression to supervisory positions or to non-driving occupations, such as driver trainer or dispatcher is possible with additional training or experience.

Classified Elsewhere: 

Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors (1513)
Delivery truck helpers (in 7622 Railway and motor transport labourers)
Dispatchers (1525)
Drivers of heavy trucks (in 7511 Transport truck drivers)
Garbage truck drivers (in 7522 Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers)
Supervisors of delivery drivers (in 7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators)

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Source Of Info: 

National Occupation Classification, (2011)

Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,

February 2012,

Catalogue no. 12-583-X