Letter carriers

Letter carriers

NOC
74101

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

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Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Moderate
Moderate

3-Year Job Openings

-40
 

Median Hourly Wage

$29.00
$21.98
Low
$35.62
High

Average Salary

$66,800
 

Typically Required

High school / on-the-job training

Employed

955
 
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Job details

Full NOC Description

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.

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.

    • Also Known As

    • letter carrier
    • postal carrier
    • rural mail carrier
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    Requirements

    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.

    • Provincial Regulation

    Not Provincially Regulated

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    Employment by Sex

    The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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    42.4%
    Female
    57.6%
    Male
    Employment by age

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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    0.0%
    15-24
    6.3%
    25-34
    25.9%
    35-44
    30.4%
    45-54
    27.8%
    55-64
    9.5%
    65+
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    Employment by highest level of education

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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    7.0%
    No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
    47.5%
    High School, Diploma or Equivalent
    7.0%
    Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
    27.8%
    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    10.8%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

    The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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    99.4%
    Transportation and warehousing
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    N/A
    0.6%
    All Other Industries
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    Employment by Economic Regions

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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    17.60%
    Northeast
    34.00%
    Southeast
    20.10%
    Southwest
    20.10%
    Central
    8.20%
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

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    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

    The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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    $73,000
    Northeast
    $61,200
    Southeast
    $64,000
    Southwest
    $72,000
    Central
    $68,000
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

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    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

    The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

    Northeast

    $29.00
    $21.98
    Low
    $35.62
    High

    Southeast

    $29.19
    $21.00
    Low
    $30.00
    High

    Southwest

    $28.18
    $16.00
    Low
    $29.76
    High

    Central

    $28.00
    $23.44
    Low
    $30.00
    High

    Northwest

    $29.18
    $23.68
    Low
    $34.00
    High
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    Salary

    The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

    New Brunswick

    $66,800

    Newfoundland

    $65,500

    Prince Edward Island

    $80,000

    Nova Scotia

    $63,600

    Canada

    $63,600
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    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 3-Year

    -40
     

    New Jobs: 3-Year

    -155
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

    114
     

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    185
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    -164
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    347
     
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