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
Northeast Minnesota 600$24.54/hr$0.71/hr$17.40/hr$17.41/hr$29.26/hr$29.56/hr$30.15/hr
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 Utilities60$29.26/hr
Other Regional Data For Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,830 $24.40/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 200 $21.59/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 60 $29.26/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 60 $22.47/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 40 $17.41/hr -13.2%
Northwest Minnesota 40 $20.66/hr -14.3%