Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators
(Except Postal Service)

Imminent Risk
92%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
84%
(Imminent Risk)
Average: 92%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-6.2%
by year 2033
WAGES
$36,880
or $17.73 per hour
Volume
66,600
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.4/10

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Calculated automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

User poll

84% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's very probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.

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Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service' job openings is expected to decline 6.2% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service' was $36,880, or $17 per hour

'Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service' were paid 23.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 66,600 people employed as 'Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service'.

Job 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.

SOC Code: 43-9051.00

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Comments

Robert 3 years ago
This is what I have been doing for 32 years and I warn younger people to look for other options but.......it is the same old story: " My job will always be here".
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