Postal Service Mail Carriers
SOC Code: 43-5052
Postal Service Mail Carrierss scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 74.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Active Listening, Speaking.
AI-Proof Score: 74.0 — High
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Median Salary
$57,490
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Job Growth
-3.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Time Management
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Coordination
Common Tasks
- ✓Scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt.
- ✓Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
- ✓Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
- ✓Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
- ✓Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation