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43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

Occupational Description:

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.

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
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	160	0	$24.02/hr	$0.35/hr	$18.00/hr	$18.01/hr	$22.63/hr	$29.77/hr	$31.92/hr
Minnesota	6,250	0	$25.31/hr	$0.28/hr	$18.01/hr	$19.27/hr	$24.30/hr	$31.35/hr	$31.93/hr
U S	339,650	0	$25.39/hr	$0.05/hr	$18.01/hr	$18.51/hr	$24.97/hr	$31.35/hr	$31.93/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Postal Service Mail Carriers
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	160	$22.63/hr

Other Regional Data For Postal Service Mail Carriers
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	3,140	$25.30/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	610	$25.43/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	390	$22.76/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	340	$25.33/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	290	$22.73/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	280	$22.80/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	210	$22.64/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	190	$23.21/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	160	$22.63/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	140	$22.63/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	130	$25.18/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	110	$24.01/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	90	$22.64/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	20	$13.50/hr	N/A
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	N/A	N/A	N/A
Meter Readers, Utilities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cargo and Freight Agents	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tasks for Postal Service Mail Carriers

Inserts mail into slots of mail rack to sort mail for delivery.
Delivers mail to residences and business establishments along route.
Completes delivery forms, collects charges, and obtains signature on receipts for delivery of specified types of mail.
Drives vehicle over established route.
Sells stamps and issues money orders.
Picks up outgoing mail.
Enters changes of address in route book and re-addresses mail to be forwarded.