# Postal Service Clerks

> Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postal-service-clerks
- SOC code: 43-5051.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $62,130 (10th percentile $42,600, 90th percentile $75,030)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, -0.3%
- Openings a year: 5,300
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CRE)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 37 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 26 |
| Enterprising (E) | 28 |
| Conventional (C) | 93 |

## What you'd do

- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 75/100)
- Getting Information (importance 75/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 74/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 71/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 71/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 68/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 67/100)
- Processing Information (importance 66/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 65/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 65/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Mathematics, Sales and Marketing, Administrative, Computers and Electronics, Transportation, Administration and Management, Public Safety and Security, Production and Processing

## Also called

Annuitant HCA (Annuitant Holiday Clerk Assistant), Bulk Clerk, Bulk Mail Clerk, Bulk Mail Technician, Business Mail Entry Clerk, City Carrier, City Carrier Assistant (CCA), Clerk, Counter Clerk, Delivery Associate

## Related careers

- [Postal Service Mail Carriers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postal-service-mail-carriers): $60,550 median pay
- [Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/mail-clerks-and-mail-machine-operators-except-postal-service): $39,280 median pay
- [Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks): $45,260 median pay
- [Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postal-service-mail-sorters-processors-and-processing-machine-operators): $58,470 median pay
- [Postmasters and Mail Superintendents](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents): $96,660 median pay
- [Couriers and Messengers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/couriers-and-messengers): $39,200 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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