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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Postal Service Mail
Sorters
, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
10
Alternate Occupation Titles
Sorter
Sorting
Machine Operator
Flat
Sorter
Operator
Flat
Sorter
Processor
Flat
Sorting
Machine Clerk
Letter
Sorting
Machine Operator
Mail
Sorter
Mail Handler
Sorter
Small Package and Bundle
Sorter
Clerk
Zip
Sorter
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine,
sort
, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing,
sorting
, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail
sorters
and processors employed by USPS contractors.
6
Tasks
Sort
odd-sized mail by hand,
sort
mail that other workers have been unable to
sort
, and segregate items requiring special handling.
Bundle, label, and route
sorted
mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
Clear jams in
sorting
equipment.
Dump sacks of mail onto conveyors for culling and
sorting.
Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to
sorting
stations.
Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code
sorters.
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