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
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.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)
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 💫
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Job security
- Personal relationships
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Postal Service Mail Carrier
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