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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.

$58,470 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 43-5053.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Clear jams in sorting equipment.
  2. 02Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
  3. 03Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
  4. 04Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
  5. 05Check items to ensure that addresses are legible and correct, that sufficient postage has been paid or the appropriate documentation is attached, and that items are in a suitable condition for processing.
  6. 06Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
  7. 07Move containers of mail, using equipment, such as forklifts and automated "trains".
  8. 08Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
  9. 09Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
  10. 10Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
  11. 11Train new workers.
  12. 12Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Automation ClerkDistribution ClerkMail HandlerMail ProcessorComputer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk)Flat Sorting Machine Clerk (FSM Clerk)Mail Handler Equipment OperatorMail Processing ClerkParcel Post Distribution Machine Operator (PDPMO)Small Package and Bundle Sorter Clerk (SPBS Clerk)

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Knowledge the job leans on

English LanguageProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministrativeAdministration and ManagementTransportationPublic Safety and SecurityComputers and Electronics

Skills that carry over from service

CoordinationTime ManagementOperations MonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessOperation and ControlComplex Problem SolvingService Orientation