Will “Letter Sorting Machine Operator (LSM Operator)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
79% Chance of Automation
“Letter Sorting Machine Operator (LSM 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
- General Expeditor
- Flat Sorter Processor
- File Conversion Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Distributor
- Dead Mail Checker
- Assorter
Tasks for “Letter Sorting Machine Operator (LSM Operator)”
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- 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.
- 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.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- 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.
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- 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.
- Train new workers.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Mail scales
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Barcode sorters
- Laser facsimile machines
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Mail sorting machines
- Postage marking machines
- Optical character readers
- Voice recognition equipment
- Electric material moving tractors
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Dollies
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Packaging machines
- Delivery point packagers
- Warehouse forklifts
- Mail canceling machines
- Mail trucks
- General purpose mail containers
- Addressographs
- Mail processing machines
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Hand-pushed carts
- Barcode scanners
- Computer data input scanners
- Conveyor belts
- Point of sale workstations
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Copy machines
- Compact assignment machines
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Barcode reader software
- Directory software
- NCR Advanced Store
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Address Management System AMS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software