As of June 2026, Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service has an AI-exposure score of 60/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
More exposed than 67% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$39,280. About 6,900 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Administrative roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Clear jams in sortation equipment.
- Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.
- Contact delivery or courier services to arrange delivery of letters and parcels.
- Mail merchandise samples or promotional literature in response to requests.
- Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations.
- Weigh packages or letters to determine postage needed, using weighing scales and rate charts.
- Operate computer-controlled keyboards or voice recognition equipment to direct items according to established routing schemes.
- Place incoming or outgoing letters or packages into sacks or bins based on destination or type, and place identifying tags on sacks or bins.
- Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
- Adjust guides, rollers, loose card inserters, weighing machines, and tying arms, using rules and hand tools.
- Determine manner in which mail is to be sent, and prepare it for delivery to mailing facilities.
- Answer inquiries regarding shipping or mailing policies.
- Seal or open envelopes, by hand or by using machines.
- Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters.
- Remove from machines printed materials, such as labeled articles, postmarked envelopes or tape, and folded sheets.
- Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.
- Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
- Accept and check containers of mail or parcels from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.
- Release packages or letters to customers upon presentation of written notices or other identification.
- Inspect mail machine output for defects and determine how to eliminate causes of any defects.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (90%).
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