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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.
What a postal service mail sorter, processor, and processing machine operator does
Become a postal service mail sorter, processor, and processing machine operator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good postal service mail sorter, processor, and processing machine operator
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $26 per hour with an average salary of $54,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $33 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $40,300 and $68,300 per year.
Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, And Processing Machine Operator job outlook
- There are 2,144 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 99 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.