DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,530	0	$23.84/hr	$0.17/hr	$17.40/hr	$21.00/hr	$23.01/hr	$29.55/hr	$30.15/hr
U S	81,170	0	$24.63/hr	$0.05/hr	$17.41/hr	$21.00/hr	$23.51/hr	$29.56/hr	$30.16/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Postal Service Clerks Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 1,530 $23.01/hr

Other Regional Data For Postal Service Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 1,530 $23.01/hr -6.6% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 660 $23.47/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 520 $23.97/hr -6.6% Northwest Minnesota 270 $22.47/hr -6.8% Northwest Balance of State 240 $22.46/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 230 $22.94/hr -6.5% Southwest Balance of State 180 $22.94/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 170 $22.96/hr -6.1% Central Minnesota 170 $23.43/hr -6.3% Southeast Balance of State 150 $22.50/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 140 $23.00/hr -6.9% Duluth MN-WI MSA 100 $23.01/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 70 $22.02/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 60 $23.43/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 50 $23.93/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 50 $23.93/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 30 $23.44/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 30 $23.44/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 30 $23.01/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General	52,080	$18.44/hr	-3.9%
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	7,770	$20.91/hr	0.5%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	6,790	$22.52/hr	-1.7%
Counter and Rental Clerks	4,740	$14.46/hr	1.4%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	2,450	$15.03/hr	-6.3%
Library Assistants, Clerical	2,370	$15.36/hr	-5.3%
Library Technicians	1,210	$21.74/hr	-5.4%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	710	$18.26/hr	-3.1%

• Collects payment for postage stamps, postal cards, stamped envelopes, metered postage, and money orders.
• Answers questions pertaining to mail regulations, procedures, postage rates, and mail delivery.
• Feeds mail into electric-electronic postage canceling device or hand stamps to cancel postage.
• Transports mail from one work station to another within same postal office.
• Registers and insures letters and parcels.
• Assists public in complying with federal regulations of Postal Service and other federal agencies, such as registration of aliens.
• Posts announcements on centrally located bulletin board to distribute government-related information to general public.
• Receives, registers, and refers for investigation complaints regarding mail theft, delivery, lost mail, and damaged mail.
• Calibrates postage meters.
• Examines mail for correct postage.
• Weighs and computes mailing costs of letters and parcels based on type, weight, and destination.
• Sorts mail according to groups and destination by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting or scanning device.