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