How do they match: Postal Service Mail Carriers

Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.

Answer customers' questions about postal services and regulations.
Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.
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.
Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
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.
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 or pick up mail from postal relay boxes.
Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.

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