Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
O*NET-SOC 43-9051.00 · interest code CRE
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.
How this work is wired
O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Conventional — order and accuracy — records, systems, standards, detail held reliably — then Realistic and Enterprising.
Preparation typically needed
Job Zone 2 — some preparation — usually a high-school diploma and a few months of training.