Postal Service Clerk
- Ideal for those who enjoy customer interaction and attention to detail.
- Ensure timely and accurate delivery of mail, impacting communities nationwide.
- Unique role in handling diverse tasks, from selling stamps to sorting mail.
💰 Earn $54K-$72K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
Overview
Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)
Day-to-Day
- Weigh letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.
- Check mail to ensure correct postage and that packages and letters are in proper condition for mailing.
- Sort incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.
- Obtain signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail.
- Answer questions regarding mail regulations and procedures, postage rates, and post office boxes.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Job security
- Personal relationships
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Postal Service Clerk
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