Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution.
About the profession
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.
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Based on the Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Trainee Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operator → Technician Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operator → Senior Technician Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operator → Lead Technician Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operator
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
50K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $28,390 - $33,718/year With equity/bonuses: $31,229 - $40,462 Top markets (SF/NYC): $32,648 - $40,462 Execute core tasks using Reading…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $19,873 - $30,346 Year 2-3: Junior level $33,718 - $37,093 Year 4-6: Mid level $37,093 - $40,216 Year 7-10: Senior level $40,216 - $46,592 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operator genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Reading Comprehension and Speaking You communicate…
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