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”
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- 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.
- 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.
- Open and label mail containers.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Train new workers.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- 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
- Conveyor belts
- Mail sorting machines
- Optical character readers
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Copy machines
- Mail processing machines
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Addressographs
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Barcode sorters
- Voice recognition equipment
- Mail canceling machines
- Mail scales
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Personal computers
- Barcode scanners
- Electric material moving tractors
- Laser facsimile machines
- Dollies
- Computer data input scanners
- Packaging machines
- Delivery point packagers
- Mail trucks
- General purpose mail containers
- Warehouse forklifts
- Compact assignment machines
- Point of sale workstations
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Hand-pushed carts
- Postage marking machines
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Directory software
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Address Management System AMS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- Barcode reader software
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- NCR Advanced Store