Frenetic delivery pace isn't slowing down

China's booming on-demand services market has created millions of delivery job opportunities for migrant workers from rural areas, whose quick work has become indispensable in urban life.

Despite long working hours and intense deadlines, delivery jobs have allowed many to settle in cities and earn a decent salary to support their families, according to two recent reports released by the country's two leading services.

In its 2018 Insight Report on Deliverymen released on Friday, Fengniao Delivery - which is owned by internet giant Alibaba Group and is responsible for its online-to-offline, or O2O, delivery services, including its food catering arm Ele.me - said 84 percent of its 3 million registered delivery drivers come from rural areas.