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Postal Service Clerks

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.

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

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Postal Service Workers

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers

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.

Transport mail from one work station to another.

Sell and collect payment for products such as stamps, prepaid mail envelopes, and money orders.

Keep money drawers in order, and record and balance daily transactions.

Register, certify, and insure letters and parcels.

Complete forms regarding changes of address, or theft or loss of mail, or for special services such as registered or priority mail.

Postal Service Clerks

Overview

Career

What Postal Service Clerks Do

Other Job Titles Postal Service Clerks May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Postal Service Clerks

Overview

Career

What Postal Service Clerks Do

Other Job Titles Postal Service Clerks May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Postal Service Clerks

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