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Postal Service Mail Carriers - 43-5052.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Sort mail for delivery. Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Letter Carrier
  • City Letter Carrier
  • Rural Carrier Associate (RCA)
  • Mail Carrier
  • City Mail Carrier
  • Rural Mail Carrier
  • Mail Carrier Technician
  • Rural Route Carrier
  • Letter Carrier Technician
  • USPS Letter Carrier (United States Postal Service Letter Carrier)

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Answer customers' questions about postal services and regulations.
  • Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
  • Complete forms that notify publishers of address changes.
  • Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking and/or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
  • Enter change of address orders into computers that process forwarding address stickers.
  • Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
  • Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.
  • Maintain accurate records of deliveries.
  • Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
  • Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail; collect associated charges; and complete any necessary paperwork.
  • Provide customers with change of address cards and other forms.
  • Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
  • Register, certify, and insure parcels and letters.
  • Report any unusual circumstances concerning mail delivery, including the condition of street letter boxes.
  • Return incorrectly addressed mail to senders.
  • Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
  • Sell stamps and money orders.
  • Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
  • Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
  • Travel to post offices to pick up the mail for routes and/or pick up mail from postal relay boxes.
  • Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.

Detailed Work Activities

  • calculate monetary exchange
  • collect fees
  • distribute correspondence or mail
  • drive automobile, van, or light truck
  • fill out business or government forms
  • insert mail into slots of mail rack
  • inspect outgoing mail for conformance to standards or accuracy
  • operate alpha or numeric mail sorting systems
  • provide customer service
  • provide customer service in postal or mail service setting
  • sell products or services
  • sort mail letters or packages
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • walk established route

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Mail Carrier
  • Rural Mail Carrier