• Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
  • Business, Management and Administration
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 39,770
    $39,770 range bar $68,307
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution.

What do they typically do

  • Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes
  • Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment
  • Clear jams in sorting equipment
  • Train new workers
  • Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail
  • Serve the public at counters or windows, such as by selling stamps and weighing parcels
  • Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters
  • Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth 0.0%
Job Openings 3

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    These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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