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