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