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“Sorting Machine Operator” 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)
- Sorter
- 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 “Sorting Machine Operator”
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- 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.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Train new workers.
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
- Open and label mail containers.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Voice recognition equipment
- Mail trucks
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Electric material moving tractors
- Barcode sorters
- Personal computers
- Packaging machines
- Compact assignment machines
- Laser facsimile machines
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Hand-pushed carts
- Computer data input scanners
- Mail processing machines
- Mail canceling machines
- Warehouse forklifts
- Mail sorting machines
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Mail scales
- Conveyor belts
- Barcode scanners
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Dollies
- Copy machines
- Postage marking machines
- Delivery point packagers
- General purpose mail containers
- Addressographs
- Optical character readers
- Point of sale workstations
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Address Management System AMS
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Directory software
- Barcode reader software
- NCR Advanced Store
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software