Will “Sorting Machine Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
79% Chance of Automation
“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”
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- 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.
- Train new workers.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- 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.
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
- Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Weigh articles to determine required postage.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- Open and label mail containers.
- Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laser facsimile machines
- Dollies
- Packaging machines
- Conveyor sorting systems
- General purpose mail containers
- Conveyor belts
- Barcode scanners
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Delivery point packagers
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Addressographs
- Mail sorting machines
- Compact assignment machines
- Point of sale workstations
- Postage marking machines
- Mail canceling machines
- Computer data input scanners
- Barcode sorters
- Copy machines
- Personal computers
- Mail trucks
- Mail scales
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Optical character readers
- Mail processing machines
- Hand-pushed carts
- Warehouse forklifts
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Electric material moving tractors
- Voice recognition equipment
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Directory software
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Address Management System AMS
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- NCR Advanced Store
- Barcode reader software
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS