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