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