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