How to become a Postal Delivery Officer
Also called: Postie
Delivers mail, usually by motorised transport, over allocated delivery rounds.
Main tasks
- Sorts and organises mail for delivery
- Completes daily vehicle safety checks and loads mail onto a delivery vehicle
- Delivers mail to homes and businesses
- Obtains signatures from recipients for some delivered items
- Returns undelivered mail to a post office
- Maintains records of mail counts, deliveries and equipment
- Assists with checking wrongly addressed, missorted, undelivered and redirected mail, and processing freepost and underpaid mail
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Driving Operations (TLI31222); Certificate II in Driving Operations (TLI21221)
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $78,156 a year
- About 42,500 people work in this job group now, and about 42,200 are projected by 2035. (-0.8%)
- AI is likely to change parts of this job. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as medium.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Postal Delivery Officer?
Ways in include: Certificate III in Driving Operations; Certificate II in Driving Operations.
How much does a Postal Delivery Officer earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $78,156 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Postal Delivery Officer a growing career in Australia?
Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 42,500 people now and 42,200 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Postal Delivery Officer?
Usually not. Only 12% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Driving Operations; Certificate II in Driving Operations.
Will AI change the work of a Postal Delivery Officer?
AI is likely to change parts of this job. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as medium.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04