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