Occupation
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.
$96,660 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 11-9131.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Monitor employees' work schedules and attendance for payroll purposes.
- 02Organize and supervise activities, such as the processing of incoming and outgoing mail.
- 03Resolve customer complaints.
- 04Prepare employee work schedules.
- 05Prepare and submit detailed and summary reports of post office activities to designated supervisors.
- 06Negotiate labor disputes.
- 07Issue and cash money orders.
- 08Collect rents for post office boxes.
- 09Hire and train employees, and evaluate their performance.
- 10Direct and coordinate operational, management, and supportive services of one or a number of postal facilities.
- 11Select and train postmasters and managers of associate postal units.
- 12Inform the public of available services, and of postal laws and regulations.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Distribution Operation Supervisor (SDO)Distribution Operations ManagerPostmasterRemote Encoding Center ManagerDelivery SupervisorDistribution Operations SupervisorMail Delivery SupervisorPostal SupervisorPostmaster Relief (PMR)Remote Encoding Operations Supervisor
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Knowledge the job leans on
Administration and ManagementPublic Safety and SecurityEnglish LanguageProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingMathematicsPersonnel and Human Resources
Skills that carry over from service
Social PerceptivenessCoordinationTime ManagementManagement of Personnel ResourcesNegotiationService OrientationPersuasionInstructing