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1512 – 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
- Postman/woman
- 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.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.
Exclusions
- Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors (1513)
- Letter carrier supervisors (in 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations)
- Mail, postal and related workers (1511)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 1 – Business, finance and administration occupations
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 15 – Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
- Minor group
- 151 – Mail and message distribution occupations
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 1512.0 – Letter carriers
- Version
- NOC 2016 Version 1.3