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