Couriers and Messengers

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1. 01Deliver and pick up medical records, lab specimens, and medications to and from hospitals and other medical facilities.
2. 02Receive 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.
3. 03Record information, such as items received and delivered and recipients' responses to messages.
4. 04Plan and follow the most efficient routes for delivering goods.
5. 05Obtain signatures and payments, or arrange for recipients to make payments.
6. 06Check with home offices after completed deliveries to confirm deliveries and collections and to receive instructions for other deliveries.
7. 07Open, sort, and distribute incoming mail.
8. 08Sort items to be delivered according to the delivery route.
9. 09Perform general office or clerical work, such as filing materials, operating duplicating machines, or running errands.
10. 10Perform routine maintenance on delivery vehicles, such as monitoring fluid levels and replenishing fuel.
11. 11Unload and sort items collected along delivery routes.
12. 12Walk, ride bicycles, drive vehicles, or use public conveyances to reach destinations to deliver messages or materials.

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