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AI Work Index

Headline risk

6%

Low Risk

Couriers and messengers

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United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

247.2 current · 267.6 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $38K

Median annual wage

Demand 8%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 8% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 38,340

Employment 2024

247.2K

Projected Change (2024–34)

8.2%

Openings (2024–34)

27.9K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 29,88025th pctl: USD 35,130Median: USD 38,34075th pctl: USD 44,630Top 10%: USD 50,590

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedProblem solving and decision makingAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Deliver and pick up medical records, lab specimens, and medications to and from hospitals and other medical facilities. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Receive messages or materials to be delivered, and information on recipients, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, and delivery instructions, communicated via telephone, two-way radio, or in person. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Walk, ride bicycles, drive vehicles, or use public conveyances to reach destinations to deliver messages or materials. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Plan and follow the most efficient routes for delivering goods. AI use: 92%
  • 5. Load vehicles with listed goods, ensuring goods are loaded correctly and taking precautions with hazardous goods. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Sort items to be delivered according to the delivery route. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordRoute mapping software

Requirements

Work context

Telephone Conversations 5.0/5
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.8/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.7/5
Time Pressure 4.7/5
Contact With Others 4.7/5
E-Mail 4.4/5

Worker profile

Median age 39.0 · 949K employed

Under 25: 15% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 17%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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