# Couriers and Messengers > Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. - Code: 43-5021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 43-5021) - Family: [Office & Administrative Support](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-43), one of its 55 occupations - Tasks: 15 tasks (12 core and 3 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/43-5021.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/43-5021.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Deliver and pick up medical records, lab specimens, and medications to and from hospitals and other medical facilities. Core task · Task 20903 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2016 2. Obtain signatures and payments, or arrange for recipients to make payments. Core task · Task 7017 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, July 2016 3. Record information, such as items received and delivered and recipients' responses to messages. Core task · Task 7018 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2016 4. Receive messages or materials to be delivered, and information on recipients, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, and delivery instructions, communicated via telephone, two-way radio, or in person. Core task · Task 7013 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2016 5. Load vehicles with listed goods, ensuring goods are loaded correctly and taking precautions with hazardous goods. Core task · Task 7011 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2016 6. Walk, ride bicycles, drive vehicles, or use public conveyances to reach destinations to deliver messages or materials. Core task · Task 7010 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2016 7. Sort items to be delivered according to the delivery route. Core task · Task 7016 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2016 8. Deliver messages and items, such as newspapers, documents, and packages, between establishment departments and to other establishments and private homes. Core task · Task 7015 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2016 9. Unload and sort items collected along delivery routes. Core task · Task 7012 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2016 10. Plan and follow the most efficient routes for delivering goods. Core task · Task 7014 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2016 11. Check with home offices after completed deliveries to confirm deliveries and collections and to receive instructions for other deliveries. Core task · Task 7019 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2016 12. Perform routine maintenance on delivery vehicles, such as monitoring fluid levels and replenishing fuel. Core task · Task 7020 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2016 13. Collect, seal, and stamp outgoing mail, using postage meters and envelope sealers. Supplemental task · Task 7024 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, July 2016 14. Use telephone to deliver verbal messages. Supplemental task · Task 7021 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2016 15. Perform general office or clerical work, such as filing materials, operating duplicating machines, or running errands. 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