Job description Letter Carrier near Gaspé (QC)
Find out what work is like for a letter carrier in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Letter carriers (NOC 74101).
Letter carriers
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.
Work week duration
Letter carriers usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.Job duties
Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Letter carriers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:
- 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.
Physical demands Help - Physical Demands
- Making repetitive motions
- Handling material manually
- Standing
- Bending or twisting the body
- Walking and running
- Sitting
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Letter carriers are employed and some of their main characteristics:
- Canada Post Corporation
Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment
- Outside, exposed to weather
- In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
- Indoors, environmentally controlled
- Extreme temperatures
Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others
- Somewhat close (e.g. share office)
Related job titles
Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 74101), and a list of similar occupations:
- letter carrier
- postal carrier
- rural mail carrier
Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification
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