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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
$35.07K Median Salary 8.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -4.3% Job Growth
About This Career
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Time-stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.
Reported Job Titles
Insert Operator, Inserter Operator, Mail Clerk, Mail Handler, Mail Machine Operator, Mail Processor, Mail Reader, Mail Sorter, Postal Clerk
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Category Flexibility
Finger Dexterity
Information Ordering
Manual Dexterity
Speech Recognition
Written Comprehension
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Deductive Reasoning
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Skills
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Time Management
Technology Skills
Electronic mail software
Presentation software
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
Accounting software
Document management software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Word processing software
Internet browser software
Mailing and shipping software
Tools
Automatic postal or mailing machine
Franking or postage machines
Postal scales
Sorters
Microfiche or microfilm viewers
Carts
Photocopiers
Laminators
Scanners
Mail opening machines
Time stamping machines
Two way radios
Non metallic bins
Mail sealing machines
Dollies
Tugger
Inkjet printers
Hand trucks or accessories
Cash registers
Automated storage or retrieval systems
Addressing machines
Digital duplicators
Non metallic baskets
Letter folders
Tying machines
Special purpose telephones
Laser fax machine
Desktop calculator
Personal computers
