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What is a delivery driver/manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
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The average delivery driver/manager salary is $39,961. The most common degree is a high school diploma degree with an business major. It usually takes 2-4 years of experience to become a delivery driver/manager. Delivery driver/managers with a Commercial Driver License (CDL) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 32,300 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreDelivery Driver/ManagerUS Average
Salary
3.1

Avg. Salary $39,961

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
10.0

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
6.7
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.88%

Asian 6.38%

Black or African American 11.88%

Hispanic or Latino 16.47%

Unknown 4.58%

White 59.80%

Gender

female 21.69%

male 78.31%

Age - 44
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44
Stress level
10.0

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
9.9

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
2.7

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Delivery driver/manager career paths

Key steps to become a delivery driver/manager

  1. Explore delivery driver/manager education requirements

    Most common delivery driver/manager degrees

    High School Diploma

    37.3 %

    Bachelor's

    27.2 %

    Associate

    22.5 %
  2. Start to develop specific delivery driver/manager skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Safety Standards18.01%
    Customer Complaints9.95%
    Customer Orders7.99%
    Customer Satisfaction7.61%
    POS5.13%
  3. Complete relevant delivery driver/manager training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New delivery driver/managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a delivery driver/manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real delivery driver/manager resumes.
  4. Research delivery driver/manager duties and responsibilities

    • Manage and audit team member's timekeeping.
    • Complete payroll and scheduling, take inventory of store product, and place orders for store product and merchandise.
    • Process payroll information, completing important payroll information and communicating it to the bookkeeper.
    • Provide case management and document individual treatment plans using DMH documentation format, daily supervision of adolescents and provide crisis intervention.
  5. Apply for delivery driver/manager jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a delivery driver/manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average delivery driver/manager salary

The average delivery driver/manager salary in the United States is $39,961 per year or $19 per hour. Delivery driver/manager salaries range between $30,000 and $52,000 per year.

Average delivery driver/manager salary
$39,961 Yearly
$19.21 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2023
Pros

Flexible hours, you can kind of control your income, even travel to high demand areas (while traveling) to make bigger money. It’s just nice to be able to go almost anywhere and have an opportunity to make money.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020
Pros

The ability to gain the trust of a customer to know satisfied and happy with the assignments set all personal belongings and artifacts have not been touched or moved and deliver to him one time it is a sure note for return business which Fields customer service and repetitive returns safety orientated and knowledgeable have a special detail and driving skills safety assured first and foremost

Cons

The sitting gets blow drug out sometimes I pretty much get all the ins and outs out of the way before I start the detail or accept the assignment so there's really no Lykes to say about I love my job


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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019
Pros

Independent. I'm my own boss.


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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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