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“Automation Clerk” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. 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 other duties related to mail handling within the postal service.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5053.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 49,710.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 23.00
- Currently, there are 110,770 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
- Small Package and Bundle Sorter Clerk (SPBS Clerk)
- Parcel Post Distribution Machine Operator (PDPMO)
- Mail Processor
- Mail Processing Clerk
- Mail Handler Equipment Operator
- Mail Handler
- Flat Sorting Machine Clerk (FSM Clerk)
- Distribution Clerk
- Computer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk)
- Automation Clerk
- ZMT Operator (Zip Mail Translator Operator)
- Sorting Machine Operator
- Sorter
- Postal Transportation Clerk
- Postal Service Mail Processor
- Post Office Markup Clerk
- Operations Label Clerk
- Mailing Section Clerk
- Mail Weigher
- Mail Sorter
- Mail Opener
- Mail Handler Sorter
- Mail Forwarding System Markup Clerk
- Mail Examiner
- Mail Distributor
- Mail Distribution Scheme Examiner
- Mail Distribution Clerk
- Letter Sorting Machine Operator (LSM Operator)
- General Expeditor
- Flat Sorter Processor
- File Conversion Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Distributor
- Dead Mail Checker
- Assorter
Tasks for “Automation Clerk”
- Train new workers.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
- Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Check 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.
- Weigh articles to determine required postage.
- Open and label mail containers.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
- Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
- Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mail processing machines
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Point of sale workstations
- Computer data input scanners
- Barcode sorters
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Laser facsimile machines
- Mail trucks
- Addressographs
- General purpose mail containers
- Optical character readers
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Delivery point packagers
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Postage marking machines
- Electric material moving tractors
- Copy machines
- Barcode scanners
- Warehouse forklifts
- Mail canceling machines
- Conveyor belts
- Dollies
- Personal computers
- Mail sorting machines
- Mail scales
- Compact assignment machines
- Hand-pushed carts
- Voice recognition equipment
- Packaging machines
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Barcode reader software
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- NCR Advanced Store
- Directory software
- Address Management System AMS