Postal Clerk
Impact: Direct (customer service, mail delivery)
Perform a combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, including receiving and processing mail and parcels, selling postage and money orders, and assisting customers with mail-related inquiries and services. This role involves sorting, distributing, and preparing mail for dispatch, as well as handling financial transactions and maintaining records.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- team_share_pct: 60, solo_share_pct: 40
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $59,570
- Entry-level
- $41,700
- Senior
- $73,150
- Growth by 2033
- -0.05
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $15,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Mail Sorting
- Cash Handling
- Record Keeping
Soft skills
- Customer Service
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Opportunities for advancement to supervisory or specialized roles within the USPS.
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 0.25
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 6.5/10
- Meaning
- 6/10
- Work-life balance
- 7/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- High