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