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