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74101.00 – Letter carriers

Letter carriers sort and deliver mail, record delivery of registered mail and collect money for cash-on-delivery parcels.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Letter carrier
  • Rural mail carrier

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Organize mail by address and load into mailbag
  • Deliver letters, small parcels and other printed matter along established routes
  • Deliver telegrams, special delivery and express mail
  • Collect payment for cash-on-delivery service
  • Record delivery of registered mail
  • Leave notices indicating that items could not be delivered and the location where they can be picked up
  • Return undeliverable mail to postal station.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Couriers and messengers (74102)
  • Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations (74100)
  • Postal services representatives (64401)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

74 – Mail and message distribution, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers

Sub-major group

741 – Mail and message distribution occupations

Minor group

7410 – Mail and message distribution occupations

Unit group

74101 – Letter carriers

Occupational profile

74101.00 – Letter carriers

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