Will “Mail Distribution Clerk” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
79% Chance of Automation
“Mail Distribution Clerk” 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
- Letter Sorting Machine Operator (LSM Operator)
- General Expeditor
- Flat Sorter Processor
- File Conversion Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Distributor
- Dead Mail Checker
- Assorter
Tasks for “Mail Distribution Clerk”
- 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.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
- Train new workers.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- Weigh articles to determine required postage.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Open and label mail containers.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Postage marking machines
- Computer data input scanners
- Electric material moving tractors
- Barcode sorters
- Warehouse forklifts
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Point of sale workstations
- Optical character readers
- Mail sorting machines
- Mail canceling machines
- Mail scales
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Laser facsimile machines
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Delivery point packagers
- Barcode scanners
- Voice recognition equipment
- Hand-pushed carts
- Compact assignment machines
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Dollies
- General purpose mail containers
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Mail processing machines
- Personal computers
- Mail trucks
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Conveyor belts
- Copy machines
- Packaging machines
- Addressographs
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Directory software
- Barcode reader software
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- NCR Advanced Store
- Address Management System AMS