Will “Mail Handler Equipment Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
79% Chance of Automation
“Mail Handler Equipment Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5053.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 49,710.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 23.00
- Currently, there are 110,770 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
- Small Package and Bundle Sorter Clerk (SPBS Clerk)
- Parcel Post Distribution Machine Operator (PDPMO)
- Mail Processor
- Mail Processing Clerk
- Mail Handler
- Flat Sorting Machine Clerk (FSM Clerk)
- Distribution Clerk
- Computer Forwarding System Markup Clerk (CFS Markup Clerk)
- Automation Clerk
- ZMT Operator (Zip Mail Translator Operator)
- Sorting Machine Operator
- Sorter
- Postal Transportation Clerk
- Postal Service Mail Processor
- Post Office Markup Clerk
- Operations Label Clerk
- Mailing Section Clerk
- Mail Weigher
- Mail Sorter
- Mail Opener
- Mail Handler Sorter
- Mail Handler Equipment Operator
- Mail Forwarding System Markup Clerk
- Mail Examiner
- Mail Distributor
- Mail Distribution Scheme Examiner
- Mail Distribution Clerk
- Letter Sorting Machine Operator (LSM Operator)
- General Expeditor
- Flat Sorter Processor
- File Conversion Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Distributor
- Dead Mail Checker
- Assorter
Tasks for “Mail Handler Equipment Operator”
- Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and sorting.
- Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.
- Weigh articles to determine required postage.
- Search directories to find correct addresses for redirected mail.
- Rewrap soiled or broken parcels.
- Train new workers.
- Accept and check containers of mail from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.
- Cancel letter or parcel post stamps by hand.
- Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.
- Open and label mail containers.
- Clear jams in sorting equipment.
- Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
- Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
- Move containers of mail, using equipment such as forklifts and automated "trains".
- Check 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.
- Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Delivery point packagers
- Barcode sorters
- General purpose mail containers
- Conveyor sorting systems
- Point of sale workstations
- Electric material moving tractors
- Hand-pushed carts
- Copy machines
- Small parcel bundle sorter machines
- Automatic airline assignment systems
- Compact assignment machines
- Warehouse forklifts
- Mail processing machines
- Mail scales
- Packaging machines
- Multi-position letter sorting machines
- Addressographs
- Automatic pallet unloaders
- Voice recognition equipment
- Conveyor belts
- Postage marking machines
- Mail canceling machines
- Optical character readers
- Computer data input scanners
- Laser facsimile machines
- Postal automated redirection systems
- Dollies
- Mail sorting machines
- Barcode scanners
- Mail trucks
- Automated Package Processing System APPS
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
- Directory software
- Delivery Routing System DRS
- Delivery Operations Information System DOIS
- Address Management System AMS
- NCR Advanced Store
- Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
- Electronic Time Clock ETC
- Barcode reader software