• Postal Service Mail Carriers
    • ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Business, Management and Administration
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 54,250
    $39,640 range bar $72,840
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Postal Service Mail carriers sort mail for delivery and deliver mail on established routes by vehicle or on foot.

What do they typically do

  • Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes
  • Get signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail; collect associated charges; and complete any needed paperwork
  • Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations
  • Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes
  • Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses
  • Deliver mail by walking or driving to residences and businesses along specified routes
  • Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office
  • Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth -0.2%
Job Openings 901

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Education & Training

  • Education

    These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
    Associated Programs or Majors
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    License
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Private Training Programs
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