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74101 – Letter carriers
Letter carriers sort and deliver mail, record delivery of registered mail and collect money for cash-on-delivery parcels. They are employed by Canada Post Corporation.
Profile
Example titles
- Letter carrier
- Postal 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.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- Two weeks to one month of training is provided by Canada Post Corporation.
- Physical fitness is required for some occupations in this unit group.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.
Exclusions
- Postal services representatives (64401)
- Couriers and messengers (74102)
- Letter carriers supervisor (in 72025 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations)
- Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations (74100)
Breakdown summary
- 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
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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0