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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

SOC 43-5053.00

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. 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 other duties related to mail handling within the postal service.

Zone 2 Office and Administrative Support

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Monitoring

3.1

Reading Comprehension

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Critical Thinking

3.0

Coordination

3.0

Active Listening

2.9

Operation Monitoring

2.9

Judgment and Decision Making

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language

3.0

Production and Processing

2.5

Customer and Personal Service

2.4

Clerical

2.2

Administration and Management

2.2

Public Safety and Security

2.1

Transportation

2.1

Computers and Electronics

1.9

Key Tasks

1Clear jams in sorting equipment.

2Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.

3Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.

4Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.

5Check items to ensure that addresses are legible and correct, that sufficient postage has been paid or the appropriate documentation is attached, and that items are in a suitable condition for processing.

Also Known As

Assorter Automation Clerk Computer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk) Dead Mail Checker Distribution Clerk Distribution Handler Distributor Equipment Operator File Conversion Operator Flat Sorter Processor