Career Occupational Profile for: Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Use hand or mail handling machines to 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.
Overview
| $23,810.00 | Median Annual Wage | 4,000 | Average Job Openings Per Year |
| 6.8 | Average Unemployment Percentage | 56.2 | Percentage That Completed High School |
| 152,000 | Employment Numbers in 2006 | 34.6 | Percentage That Had Some College |
| 134,000 | Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) | 9.2 | Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree |
Sample Job Titles
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Related Academic Programs
Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)