# Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

> Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents
- SOC code: 11-9131.00
- Career family: Management
- Median annual pay: $96,660 (10th percentile $85,090, 90th percentile $111,740)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, -0.3%
- Openings a year: 900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ECS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 19 |
| Investigative (I) | 5 |
| Artistic (A) | 3 |
| Social (S) | 39 |
| Enterprising (E) | 83 |
| Conventional (C) | 78 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 88/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 87/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 85/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 85/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 82/100)
- Scheduling Work and Activities (importance 79/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 79/100)
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 79/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 78/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Negotiation

## Knowledge

Administration and Management, Public Safety and Security, English Language, Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Mathematics, Personnel and Human Resources, Administrative, Computers and Electronics

## Also called

Delivery Supervisor, Distribution Operation Supervisor (SDO), Distribution Operations Manager, Distribution Operations Supervisor, Mail Delivery Supervisor, Mail Superintendent, Order to Delivery Supervisor, Postal Service Sectional Center Manager, Postal Superintendent, Postal Supervisor

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Public Administration](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4404) (CIP 4404, 482 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Barry University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/barry-university-183) | Public Administration | $76,893 | $97,702 | $37,255 |
| [Syracuse University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/syracuse-university-2667) | Public Administration | $61,347 | $89,732 | $21,500 |
| [California State University-Northridge CSUN](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-state-university-northridge-csun-374) | Public Administration | $84,412 | $85,789 | $34,173 |
| [Indiana University-Bloomington Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/indiana-university-bloomington-main-campus-1277) | Public Administration | $52,286 | $77,422 | $15,750 |
| [James Madison University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/james-madison-university-1324) | Public Administration | $52,411 | $71,626 | $13,000 |
| [Upper Iowa University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/upper-iowa-university-3095) | Public Administration | $73,411 | $70,374 | not reported |
| [Western Carolina University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/western-carolina-university-3224) | Public Administration | $56,514 | $70,331 | $18,450 |
| [Flagler College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/flagler-college-961) | Public Administration | $57,780 | $70,202 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Postal Service Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postal-service-clerks): $62,130 median pay
- [Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/transportation-storage-and-distribution-managers): $107,230 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay
- [Administrative Services Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/administrative-services-managers): $114,130 median pay
- [General and Operations Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-and-operations-managers): $105,770 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

## 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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