Postal Workers, Mail Sorters, Messengers and Couriers
Wages
New workers start around Ā£19,044. Normal pay is Ā£32,022 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to Ā£42,050.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 146,337 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Completes delivery forms, collects charges, and issues receipts for the collection and delivery of registered or recorded mail and other items.
Delivers mail, parcels, correspondence and other materials to specified or agreed routes and schedules.
Sorts mail, parcels and other incoming and outgoing material for delivery, and maintains records of material received and despatched.
Collects and may x-ray mail from post boxes, receives parcels, and collects correspondence, documents and other material from individuals, offices or other establishments.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.