Couriers & messengers

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Couriers & messengers are most often employed by the Couriers & messengers industry. The average yearly wage for Couriers & messengers was N/A in N/A.

The locations that employ the most Couriers & messengers are NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Highbridge & Concourse PUMA, NY, and Osceola County (West)--Kissimmee PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Couriers & messengers are NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Highbridge & Concourse PUMA, NY, Lee County (Central)--Greater Fort Myers City PUMA, FL, and Chicago City (South)--South Shore, South Chicago, East Side & South Deering PUMA, IL.

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Employment and salary information for the Couriers & messengers workforce. Couriers & messengers workforce in 2023 was 494,996 people, of which 24.8% were women and 75.2% were men. Couriers & messengers are paid most in Ocean County (Northeast)--Brick & Point Pleasant PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Highbridge & Concourse PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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372,380

Male Workforce

± 15k

122,616

Female Workforce

± 8.59k

The Couriers & messengers workforce in 2023 was 494,996 people (24.8% women and 75.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 121% between 2014 (224,101) and 2023 (494,996).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Couriers & messengers.

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In N/A, Couriers & messengers earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In N/A, Couriers & messengers had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Couriers & messengers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Couriers & messengers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Couriers & messengers and on wages for those in the field. Couriers & messengers is the industry that employs the most Couriers & messengers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Couriers & messengers, by average wage, is N/A (N/A).

Occupations by Industries

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495k

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± 17,245

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± 4.47%

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Diversity

Demographic information on Couriers & messengers in the US. The workforce of Couriers & messengers in 2023 was 494,996 people, with 24.8% woman, and 75.2% men. The average age of male Couriers & messengers in the workforce is N/A and of female Couriers & messengers is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Couriers & messengers is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Couriers & messengers in 2023 was 494,996 people, with 24.8% woman, and 75.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In N/A, N/A% of Couriers & messengers workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (50.2%), Puerto Rican (12.8)%, and Dominican (6.35)%

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Couriers & messengers workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Couriers & messengers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Couriers & messengers is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Couriers & messengers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Couriers & messengers need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Couriers & messengers in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Couriers & messengers workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

The graphic shows the Couriers & messengers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Couriers & messengers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Couriers & messengers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Time Management, Reading Comprehension.