National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.1
- 1 - Business, finance and administration occupations
- 15 - Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
- 151 - Mail and message distribution occupations
1512 - Letter carriers
Letter carriers sort and deliver mail, record delivery of registered mail and collect money for cash-on-delivery parcels. Letter carriers are employed by Canada Post Corporation.
Illustrative example(s)
- letter carrier
- postman/woman
- rural mail carrier
Exclusion(s)
- Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors (See 1513 Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors)
- Letter carrier supervisors (See 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations)
- Mail, postal and related workers (See 1511 Mail, postal and related workers)
Main duties
Letter carriers perform 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.
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