Will “Dead Mail Checker” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
79% Chance of Automation
“Dead Mail Checker” will probably be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #430 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
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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
- Assorter
Tasks for “Dead Mail Checker”
- 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.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
- Weigh articles to determine required postage.
- Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Train new workers.
- Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Open and label mail containers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Optical character readers
- Conveyor belts
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Mail scales
- Voice recognition equipment
- Electric material moving tractors
- General purpose mail containers
- Dollies
- Computer data input scanners
- Mail processing machines
- Barcode sorters
- Addressographs
- Barcode scanners
- Mail canceling machines
- Warehouse forklifts
- Postage marking machines
- Delivery point packagers
- Copy machines
- Personal computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Point of sale workstations
- Hand-pushed carts
- Compact assignment machines
- Mail sorting machines
- Mail trucks
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Packaging machines
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Barcode reader software
- Address Management System AMS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- NCR Advanced Store
- Directory software
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS