Hire someone to deliver: what 1,150 posts reveal
Over 1,150 people hired someone to deliver in the last six months, with most jobs paying between $15 and $30.
Most delivery requests cost about $25. That figure comes from 1,150 real posts over the last six months, not guesswork or surveys.
People hire someone to deliver everything from gaming chairs to matcha bought at pop-up events, from parcels that need collecting to cakes that need to reach a birthday party on time. Some jobs pay $10, others pay $200. The price depends on distance, urgency, and what needs moving.
What delivery work costs
The distribution is split. About 345 posts offered under $15, while 279 fell in the $15 to $30 range. Another 342 jobs paid $100 or more, usually for longer distances or multiple stops.
Quick local deliveries cluster around $10 to $20. A typical request: collect a package from one neighborhood and drop it at another within the same city. Jobs requiring a car, covering more ground, or involving time-sensitive pickups push past $50.
Average offers per post sit at 1.4. That means delivery work attracts fewer offers than research or surveys (which average 5.8 offers), but more people are posting it. Steady volume, moderate competition.
What people actually hire for
Real examples from the last 90 days show the range. Someone paid $200 to have a person go to a matcha festival at 10 am and buy specific products. Another offered $25 to collect a gaming chair. A third needed a cake delivered from one neighborhood to another for $10.
Other requests included finding and delivering fragrance decant bottles, helping with taxi rides around a specific region, and collecting items from stores that don't offer their own delivery. The work covers anything that needs a human to physically move something from point A to point B.
Post an errand and people who can help will send offers, usually within hours.
How this compares to other work
Delivery sits in the middle of the pricing spectrum. General errands average $253, part-time work averages $520, and creative projects average $398. Delivery work, at a median of $25, tends to be faster and more contained.
The trade-off is volume. Errands as a category saw 6,867 posts in the last six months, with delivery making up about one in six of those. People need things moved constantly.
Who posts delivery work
Both individuals and businesses use the platform, though delivery skews more individual. Someone who can't leave work to pick up a package, someone without a car who needs furniture collected, someone who wants food from a specific vendor but lives too far away.
Businesses post too, but less often for simple delivery than for other categories like event staff or content creation. When a business needs something delivered regularly, they usually build their own system. One-off deliveries, though, still end up on Quest.
Why people choose this over apps
Standard delivery apps work fine for restaurant food or online shopping. They break down for niche requests. Collecting something from a friend's house. Buying a specific item from a pop-up. Delivering to areas outside the usual zones. Finding someone who already owns a car versus relying on motorbikes only.
Quest handles the requests that don't fit templates. You describe what you need, set a price, and people who can do it respond. Browse errands and delivery work to see what others have posted.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to hire someone to deliver something?
Most delivery jobs on Quest cost between $15 and $30, with a median of $25. Short local deliveries often run $10 to $20, while longer distances or time-sensitive requests can go above $100. The price depends on what you need moved, how far, and how quickly.
What kind of delivery work do people post?
People hire for package collection, food and grocery delivery from specific vendors, furniture and bulky item transport, event-related pickups (like buying matcha at a festival), and general item transfers between locations. Anything that needs a human to physically move something qualifies.
How quickly can I find someone to deliver?
Delivery posts average 1.4 offers, and most come in within a few hours of posting. Popular times and locations fill faster. Same-day requests are common and usually get responses quickly if the price matches the urgency.
Is Quest only for personal deliveries or can businesses use it?
Both individuals and businesses use Quest for delivery. Businesses tend to post for one-off or specialized deliveries that don't fit their regular logistics. Individuals use it for personal errands, package collection, and items that standard delivery apps can't handle.
