DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9051 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Occupational Description:
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Time-stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northeast Minnesota 4012$13.35/hr$1.10/hr$10.58/hr$11.14/hr$12.08/hr$16.21/hr$18.15/hr
Minnesota 2,450262$16.31/hr$0.33/hr$11.68/hr$13.10/hr$15.03/hr$19.05/hr$23.20/hr
U S 83,5802,090$15.87/hr$0.08/hr$10.40/hr$12.37/hr$15.07/hr$18.71/hr$22.92/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services20$11.36/hr
Other Regional Data For Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,440 $15.22/hr -5.4%
Southeast Minnesota 310 $13.66/hr -17.6%
Central Minnesota 160 $16.70/hr -8.2%
Northwest Minnesota 110 $21.18/hr -15.6%
Northeast Minnesota 40 $12.08/hr -15.3%
Southwest Minnesota N/A $13.81/hr -17.1%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators440$18.10/hr2.3%
Packers and Packagers, Hand270$12.35/hr-14.7%
Procurement Clerks70$17.94/hr-3.8%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers50$16.39/hr1.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service