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