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