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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
• Automation 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
• Computer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk)
• Assorter

Tasks for “Computer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk)”

• Open and label mail containers.
• Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
• Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
• Clear jams in sorting equipment.
• Train new workers.
• Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
• Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
• Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
• Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
• Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
• Weigh articles to determine required postage.
• Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
• Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
• 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.
• 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.
• Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.

Related Technology & Tools

• Automatic pallet unloaders
• Barcode scanners
• Mail processing machines
• Laser facsimile machines
• Mail sorting machines
• Conveyor sorting systems
• Postal automated redirection systems
• Mail trucks
• General purpose mail containers
• Voice recognition equipment
• Personal computers
• Barcode sorters
• Copy machines
• Automatic airline assignment systems
• Postage marking machines
• Packaging machines
• Warehouse forklifts
• Computer data input scanners
• Dollies
• Point of sale workstations
• Hand-pushed carts
• Conveyor belts
• Compact assignment machines
• Small parcel bundle sorter machines
• Electric material moving tractors
• Delivery point packagers
• Multi-position letter sorting machines
• Mail canceling machines
• Addressographs
• Mail scales
• Optical character readers

• Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
• Delivery Routing System DRS
• Barcode reader software
• Electronic Time Clock ETC
• Automated Package Processing System APPS
• Address Management System AMS
• Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
• Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
• Directory software
• NCR Advanced Store