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Postal Service Mail Carrier

Postal Service Mail Carrier

  • Enjoy a dynamic workday delivering mail and connecting with your community.
  • Ensure timely and accurate mail delivery, impacting daily communication nationwide.
  • Experience the outdoors and stay active while serving your local area.
💰 Earn $47K-$75K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
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Overview

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.

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Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

21,900 in Total

Earnings

$60,440 Med. in CA

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Day-to-Day

  • Scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt.
  • Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
  • Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
  • Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
  • Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Job security
  • Support
  • Working Conditions
  • Relationships
  • Personal relationships

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