Also called: UPS Driver, Package Car Driver, Driver/Sales Worker
Delivers packages on a regular route for carriers like UPS, often with strong union pay and benefits.
You load your brown truck in the morning, then make 120+ stops, hustling packages to porches and businesses. You learn every dog and shortcut on your route.
Estimated; senior unionized UPS drivers earn around $100k+ with overtime, while non-union delivery jobs pay much less.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; many start as package handlers and move up; some routes need a CDL.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Steady with e-commerce.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Route AI and delivery robots help; getting packages to doorsteps in messy neighborhoods keeps drivers needed through 2031.
Classes: Driver's education, PE or fitness.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3033.
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