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