Pizza Delivery Driver job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

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O*NET task statements

O*NET occupation

Driver/Sales Workers

O*NET-SOC 53-3031.00

Preparation

Job Zone 1-2 of 5

very little to some preparation

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS 2025–35

Median pay

$38,770

BLS May 2025

Data Government data groups this job as Driver/Sales Workers (O*NET-SOC 53-3031.00). O*NET 31.0 lists “Pizza Delivery Driver” as a job title for this occupation only (evidence: O*NET's Sample of Reported Titles (titles job holders report), O*NET job-incumbent data, the SOC Index and user input). Figures on this page are for that occupation. TryHired has no separate career page for this title yet.

1. Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers. importance 4.3 of 5
2. Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes. importance 4.1 of 5
3. Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record. importance 4.0 of 5
4. Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services. importance 4.0 of 5
5. Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts. importance 4.0 of 5
6. Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages. importance 4.0 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment, Handling and Moving Objects, Performing General Physical Activities, Getting Information and Performing for or Working Directly with the Public.

Also part of the job

Supplemental tasks O*NET lists for this occupation: less central than the core duties above, and not done in every job.

• Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
• Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
• Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.
• Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
• Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events.

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Food Production, English Language, Transportation and Public Safety and Security.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Computer Directions Route Sales Tracker, GEOCOMtms A.Maze Planning, IBM Domino, Route planning software. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education: BLS lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education.
• Experience: BLS lists no work experience in a related occupation as typical to enter.
• Training on the job: BLS lists short-term on-the-job training as typical once hired.
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 1-2 of 5 (very little to some preparation). Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board.

Job title: Pizza Delivery Driver
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Pizza Delivery Driver to drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
- Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
- Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
- Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
- Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
- Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.

What we are looking for
- [Education: BLS lists a high school diploma or equivalent as typical for this occupation; set the level this role truly needs]
- [Experience: BLS lists no related work experience as typical to enter; set what this role needs]
- Strength in active listening, speaking and service orientation
- Working knowledge of Customer and Personal Service and Food Production
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Office software]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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For Driver/Sales Workers, the median annual wage was $38,770 in May 2025. The median hourly wage was $18.64. BLS estimates about 409,180 jobs in this occupation in the U.S.

BLS projects employment of Driver/Sales Workers to grow 7.9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 45,500 openings a year over that period, including openings to replace workers who leave.

• Read a real pizza delivery driver posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or…”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only pizza delivery driver work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (active listening and speaking): a real situation, what you did and what changed.