Postal Service Clerks

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• Check mail to ensure correct postage and that packages and letters are in proper condition for mailing.

  physical work, outside the screen · 9.8% of the role's time · $468M

• Weigh letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.

  physical work, outside the screen · 8.6% of the role's time · $408M

• Answer questions regarding mail regulations and procedures, postage rates, and post office boxes.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.2% of the role's time · $393M · waiting on a check

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

  physical work, outside the screen · 7.3% of the role's time · $349M

• Sort incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.

  physical work, outside the screen · 6.8% of the role's time · $323M

• Receive letters and parcels, and place mail into bags.

  physical work, outside the screen · 6.7% of the role's time · $321M

• Register, certify, and insure letters and parcels.

  physical work, outside the screen · 6.0% of the role's time · $285M

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

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.7% of the role's time · $271M

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

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.5% of the role's time · $264M · waiting on a check

• Provide assistance to the public in complying with federal regulations of Postal Service and other federal agencies.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.3% of the role's time · $255M

• Obtain signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.3% of the role's time · $251M

• Put undelivered parcels away, retrieve them when customers come to claim them, and complete any related documentation.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.1% of the role's time · $242M

• Transport mail from one work station to another.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.0% of the role's time · $238M

• Respond to complaints regarding mail theft, delivery problems, and lost or damaged mail, filling out forms and making appropriate referrals for investigation.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.5% of the role's time · $165M

• Cash money orders.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.5% of the role's time · $121M

• Feed mail into postage canceling devices or hand stamp mail to cancel postage.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.4% of the role's time · $115M

• Provide customers with assistance in filing claims for mail theft, or lost or damaged mail.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.9% of the role's time · $88.9M

• Order retail items and other supplies for office use.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 1.6% of the role's time · $77.2M