DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5053 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Occupational 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. Excludes ?Postal Service Clerks? (43-5051) and ?Postal Service Mail Carriers? (43-5052).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 2,1400$24.30/hr$0.36/hr$17.40/hr$18.28/hr$23.51/hr$29.56/hr$29.81/hr
U S 102,3900$24.91/hr$0.07/hr$17.40/hr$19.00/hr$29.26/hr$29.56/hr$29.82/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities2,140$23.51/hr
Other Regional Data For Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 2,140 $23.51/hr 0.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,850 $23.97/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,830 $24.40/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 200 $21.59/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 160 $21.45/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 80 $21.59/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 60 $26.04/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 60 $29.26/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 60 $22.47/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 50 $22.07/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 40 $20.66/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 40 $20.66/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 40 $17.41/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 30 $21.13/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 20 $17.41/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 20 $29.55/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 20 $25.42/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $25.42/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A