Couriers and Messengers (43-5021)
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. Excludes Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers (53-3033).
Employment and Job Openings
| Employment | Average Annual Openings | |||||
| 2018 Estimate | 2028 Projection | Percent Change | Labor Force Exits | Occupation Transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 275 | 275 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | United States | 101500 | 104200 | 0.0 | 4100 | 5800 | 10100 |
Job Outlook for Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities.
2020 Wages
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 15.87 | 10.50 | 12.55 | 14.89 | 18.28 | 23.24 |
| Alaska | 17.50 | 13.28 | 14.28 | 15.93 | 20.19 | 24.28 |
| Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 18.38 | 13.34 | 14.67 | 17.69 | 21.96 | 24.79 |
| Balance of State | 15.48 | 13.18 | 13.82 | 14.89 | 15.96 | 19.11 |
* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.