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