Postal and Courier Services Managers

(NOC 0132)

in All Management

Postal and courier services managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations in postal facilities and in businesses that provide courier services. They work for Canada Post Corporation and courier companies.

Job Outlook

Undetermined

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  • Estimate change in employment not available for this occupation.
  • Estimate 0 openings due to growth and retirements, 2021-2023
  • Estimate rate of unemployment not available for this occupation.

Compared to: All Management

  • Estimate 2445 employment change, 2021-2023
  • Estimate 5900 openings due to growth and retirements, 2021-2023
  • Estimate rate of unemployment not available for these occupation.

Hourly Pay

$27.30

Minimum

$31.24

Median

$38.46

Maximum

Annual Pay

N/A

Minimum

$69,510

Median

N/A

Maximum

Compared to: All Management

Hourly Pay

$22.50

Minimum

$43.80

Median

$66.20

Maximum

Annual Pay

$10,632

Minimum

$55,002

Median

$124,014

Maximum

About the job

Nature of work

Postal and courier services managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations in postal facilities and in businesses that provide courier services. They work for Canada Post Corporation and courier companies.

Job duties

Telecommunication carriers managers:

  • Manage the activities and operations of postal facilities and courier service companies, or of operational divisions within Canada Post and courier service companies.
  • Coordinate the duties of supervisors and other staff.
  • Manage the movement of mail and parcels through postal and parcel sorting facilities.
  • Review effectiveness of assigned operations and make changes to postal and courier operations.
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates and administer the expenses of postal and courier facilities.
  • Interview, hire and provide training for staff.

Sample job titles

  • collection and delivery operations manager
  • courier service manager
  • delivery service manager
  • district post office director
  • field service manager - postal and courier services
  • mail operations manager
  • mail processing plant manager
  • messenger service manager
  • parcel processing plant manager
  • post office manager

Skills

  • You need strong leadership qualities and an ability to motivate others. You need excellent organizational, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills. You must have confidence and initiative, and you need excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Job requirements

  • A university degree or college diploma.
  • Several years of supervisory or operational experience within a postal or courier facility are usually necessary.

Other considerations

  • Movement to senior management positions is possible with experience.

By the numbers

Quick look

125

employed in 2016

100.0%

employed full-time

16.0%

self employed

48.0%
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52%
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50.5

median age

Compared to: All Management

44,250

employed in 2016

91.2%

employed full-time

18.9%

self employed

40.5%
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59.5%
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48.7

median age

Where will I likely work?

62.5%

Halifax

$80,907 median annual income
16.7%

Cape Breton

N/A
12.5%

Annapolis Valley

N/A
8.3%

Southern

N/A

Compared to: All NS Occupations

47.0%

Halifax

15.6%

North Shore

12.9%

Annapolis Valley

12.7%

Cape Breton

11.8%

Southern

Top Industries of Employment

100.0%

Transportation and warehousing

What is the age of Employment?

41.0%

45-54

32.0%

35-44

27.0%

55-64

Compared to: All Management

30.7%

45-54

23.1%

35-44

21.7%

55-64

14.0%

25-34

7.8%

65+

Top levels of education

28.0%

High school

N/A
28.0%

Bachelor

$81,260 median annual income
20.0%

College Diploma

N/A
12.0%

Less than high school

N/A
8.0%

Trade Certification

N/A

Compared to: All Management

27.2%

Bachelor

$71,875 median annual income
23.8%

High school

$42,294 median annual income
20.4%

College Diploma

$50,256 median annual income
9.1%

Master

$93,261 median annual income
7.2%

Trade Certification

$44,396 median annual income

Education & training

Business Administration and Management

College, Trades, or University Program

These programs prepare students to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. They include courses in management theory, human resources management and behaviour, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.

Institutions providing this program

Maritime Business College

Lower Sackville, NS

Academy of Learning Career College - Halifax

Halifax, NS

Acadia University

Wolfville, NS

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, NS

Universite Sainte-Anne

Pointe-de-l'Église, NS

St. Francis Xavier University

Antigonish, NS

Saint Mary's University

Halifax, NS

Cape Breton University

Sydney, NS

Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

Truro, NS

Nova Scotia Community College

Various, NS

Business/Commerce

College, Trades, or University Program

These programs focus on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and non-profit public and private institutions and agencies. They prepare students to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.

Institutions providing this program

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

University of King's College

Halifax, NS

Universite Sainte-Anne

Pointe-de-l'Église, NS

Saint Mary's University

Halifax, NS

Communications and Media Studies

College or University Program

These programs focus on the study of communications mass communication/media studies, old and new media technologies, social and political applications, and speech communication and rhetoric. They include courses in interpersonal, group, organizational, and intercultural communication, theories of communication, critical thinking, argumentation, and persuasion, written communication, print, electronic, and digital media, rhetorical tradition and criticism, media, society, and culture, consequences and effects of mass media, media social science and criticism, and quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry.

Institutions providing this program

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, NS

Cape Breton University

Sydney, NS

Organizational Leadership

College or University Program

These programs focus on leadership skills that can be applied to a business, government, non-profit, or educational setting. They include courses in organizational planning, dynamics of leadership, finance, team building, conflict resolution and mediation, communication and other management skills.

Institutions providing this program

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, NS

St. Francis Xavier University

Antigonish, NS

Nova Scotia Community College

Various, NS

Employment requirements & contacts

No regulating bodies were found under this occupation profile

Contacts

Canadian Institute of Management - Maritimes
Various, NS

Additional resources

There are no additional resources for this occupation.