NorthStar

Occupations/43-9051.00

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

82%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

26%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

80%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.

  • Mostly routine

    Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.

  • Mostly routine

    Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
  2. 02Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
  3. 03Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.
  4. 04Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.
  5. 05Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters.
  6. 06Determine manner in which mail is to be sent, and prepare it for delivery to mailing facilities.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks4.25
  • Degree of automation2.96
  • Time sitting3.26
  • Originality (ability)2.00
  • Conflict situations2.81
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.29
  • Outdoors / weather1.16
  • Disease exposure1.03
  • Decision freedom4.04

Top abilities

  • Near Vision3.38
  • Oral Comprehension3.25
  • Written Comprehension3.12
  • Speech Recognition3.12
  • Manual Dexterity3.12
  • Information Ordering3.12
  • Finger Dexterity3.12
  • Category Flexibility3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.88
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.25
  • Science1.12
  • Critical Thinking3.00
  • Active Learning2.25
  • Learning Strategies2.12
  • Monitoring3.00

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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