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