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Postal Service Mail Carriers
Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.
What a postal service mail carrier does
Become a postal service mail carrier
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good postal service mail carrier
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $27 per hour with an average salary of $57,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $22 and $34 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $44,800 and $71,300 per year.
Postal Service Mail Carrier job outlook
- There are 6,128 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 333 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.