Also called: Last-Mile Delivery Business Owner, Contract Delivery Company Owner
Owns a small company that runs delivery routes for Amazon, FedEx Ground, or other carriers.
You manage 20-100 drivers and a fleet of vans: hiring, training, scheduling routes, and handling vehicle damage. Your profit depends on keeping drivers safe and deliveries on time.
Estimated; highly variable profit.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 4 years after high school. No degree required; business and management experience matter most.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration.
Growing about average. Tied to e-commerce volume.
Medium risk for 10 years. Route software and AI plan the work; owners manage drivers and vans, but delivery robots and carrier changes add risk.
Classes: Business, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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