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“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”
- 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.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- 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.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- 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.
- Train new workers.
- Open and label mail containers.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mail sorting machines
- Mail processing machines
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Copy machines
- Packaging machines
- Mail canceling machines
- Voice recognition equipment
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Optical character readers
- Mail trucks
- General purpose mail containers
- Compact assignment machines
- Computer data input scanners
- Delivery point packagers
- Postage marking machines
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Electric material moving tractors
- Barcode scanners
- Hand-pushed carts
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Barcode sorters
- Addressographs
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Mail scales
- Laser facsimile machines
- Point of sale workstations
- Dollies
- Conveyor belts
- Personal computers
- Warehouse forklifts
- Barcode reader software
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Directory software
- NCR Advanced Store
- Address Management System AMS