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Postal Service Clerks

$56.2K Median Salary 5.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -7.7% Job Growth

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About This Career

Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

Reported Job Titles

Bulk Mail Technician, Clerk, Distribution Clerk, Part Time Flexible Clerk (PTF Clerk), Postal Clerk, Sales and Distribution Clerk, Sales and Service Associate (SSA), Window Clerk

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Written Comprehension
Category Flexibility
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Manual Dexterity
Trunk Strength
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Finger Dexterity
Inductive Reasoning
Mathematical Reasoning
Number Facility
Perceptual Speed
Problem Sensitivity
Selective Attention

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Mathematics
Administrative
Sales and Marketing
Computers and Electronics
Transportation

Skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Service Orientation
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management

Technology Skills

Operating system software
Accounting software
Point of sale POS software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Human resources software
Time accounting software
Inventory management software

Tools

Sorters
Postal scales
Franking or postage machines
Carts
Bar code reader equipment
Rubber stamping stamps
Bin handlers
Box sealing tape dispensers
Security tags
Dollies
Stamp canceling machines
Hand trucks or accessories
Point of sale POS terminal
Cash box trays
Material handling racks
Security tag detacher
Optical character recognition systems
Automatic postal or mailing machine
Mailing bags