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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

SOC 43-9051.00

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Use hand or mail handling machines to time stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.

Zone 2 Office and Administrative Support

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Critical Thinking

3.0

Monitoring

3.0

Time Management

3.0

Active Listening

2.9

Writing

2.9

Coordination

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

3.9

English Language

3.4

Mathematics

3.0

Law and Government

2.5

Education and Training

2.5

Clerical

2.5

Administration and Management

2.4

Public Safety and Security

2.3

Key Tasks

1Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.

2Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.

3Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.

4Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.

5Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters.

Also Known As

Addressing Machine Operator Addressograph Operator Advertising Inserter Canceling Machine Operator Dead Mail Checker Direct Mail Clerk Direct Mail Coordinator Distribution Clerk Envelope Sealer Operator Express Clerk