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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 “Computer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk)”

• Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
• Open and label mail containers.
• Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
• Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
• Train new workers.
• Weigh articles to determine required postage.
• Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
• 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.
• Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
• Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
• Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
• Clear jams in sorting equipment.
• 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".
• Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
• Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.

Related Technology & Tools

• Voice recognition equipment
• Mail trucks
• Mail canceling machines
• Delivery point packagers
• Laser facsimile machines
• Mail scales
• Small parcel bundle sorter machines
• Optical character readers
• Electric material moving tractors
• Conveyor sorting systems
• Warehouse forklifts
• Copy machines
• Mail sorting machines
• Postage marking machines
• Point of sale workstations
• Addressographs
• Packaging machines
• Mail processing machines
• Computer data input scanners
• Barcode scanners
• Automatic airline assignment systems
• Automatic pallet unloaders
• General purpose mail containers
• Hand-pushed carts
• Multi-position letter sorting machines
• Compact assignment machines
• Conveyor belts
• Personal computers
• Dollies
• Barcode sorters
• Postal automated redirection systems

• Directory software
• Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
• Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
• Barcode reader software
• Automated Package Processing System APPS
• Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
• Address Management System AMS
• NCR Advanced Store
• Electronic Time Clock ETC
• Delivery Routing System DRS