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75201 – Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors
Delivery service drivers drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products. Door-to-door distributors deliver items to residences and businesses. They are employed by dairies, drug stores, newspaper distributors, take-out food establishments, dry cleaners, mobile caterers and many other establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Example titles
- Bread deliverer
- Canteen driver
- Delivery driver
- Door-to-door distributor
- Driver salesperson
- Dry cleaning driver
- Flyer distributor
- Newspaper carrier
- Newspaper delivery driver
- Pizza delivery driver
- Vending machine driver-supplier
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products, such as food, newspapers, magazines, bakery and dairy products, and items such as dry cleaning
- Deliver newspapers, flyers, handbills, telephone directories and similar items to residences and businesses
- 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
- Some 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 may be provided.
- Eligibility for bonding and transportation of dangerous goods (TGD) certification may be required for delivery and courier drivers.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions or to non-driving occupations, such as driver trainer or dispatcher is possible with additional training or experience.
Exclusions
- Couriers and messengers (74102)
- Dispatchers (14404)
- Delivery truck helper (in 75211 Railway and motor transport labourers)
- Heavy truck driver (in 73300 Transport truck drivers )
- Garbage truck driver (in 74205 Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers)
- Delivery drivers supervisor (in 72024 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- TEER
- 5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education
- Major group
- 75 – Helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers
- Sub-major group
- 752 – Transport drivers, operators and labourers
- Minor group
- 7520 – Taxi and personal service and delivery service drivers
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0