Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Business, Management and Administration In demand
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.

What a mail clerks and mail machine operator, except postal service does

Become a mail clerks and mail machine operator, except postal service

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good mail clerks and mail machine operator, except postal service

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $20 per hour with an average salary of $42,000 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $17 and $22 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,000 and $45,900 per year.

Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operator, Except Postal Service job outlook

  • There are 1,547 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 195 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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