Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Office and Administrative SupportAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service with an AI automation risk score of 19%. Analysis includes 26 core tasks.
Why This Score?
- Work environment requires human interaction and presence
Responsibilities and Abilities
Key Responsibilities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Getting Information
- Controlling Machines and Processes
Required Abilities
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Information Ordering
- Category Flexibility
Key Tasks
Fold letters or circulars and insert them in envelopes.
Accept and check containers of mail or parcels from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
Sell mail products, and accept payment for products and mailing charges.
Place incoming or outgoing letters or packages into sacks or bins based on destination or type, and place identifying tags on sacks or bins.
Weigh packages or letters to determine postage needed, using weighing scales and rate charts.
Add ink, fill paste reservoirs, and change machine ribbons when necessary.
Inspect mail machine output for defects and determine how to eliminate causes of any defects.
Start machines that automatically feed plates, stencils, or tapes through mechanisms, and observe machine operations to detect any malfunctions.
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Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data