Will “Mail Handler Equipment Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
79% Chance of Automation
“Mail Handler Equipment Operator” 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
- 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 Equipment Operator
- 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 Equipment Operator”
- 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.
- Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- 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".
- Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
- Train new workers.
- Weigh articles to determine required postage.
- Open and label mail containers.
- 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.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
Related Technology & Tools
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Voice recognition equipment
- Compact assignment machines
- Electric material moving tractors
- General purpose mail containers
- Mail canceling machines
- Mail scales
- Barcode scanners
- Optical character readers
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Hand-pushed carts
- Packaging machines
- Point of sale workstations
- Copy machines
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Laser facsimile machines
- Delivery point packagers
- Barcode sorters
- Mail processing machines
- Computer data input scanners
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Dollies
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Postage marking machines
- Personal computers
- Warehouse forklifts
- Mail trucks
- Conveyor belts
- Addressographs
- Mail sorting machines
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Directory software
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- NCR Advanced Store
- Barcode reader software
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Address Management System AMS
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software