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