As of June 2026, Postal Service Mail Carriers has an AI-exposure score of 48/100 (Moderate 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.
Postal Service Mail Carriers
More exposed than 29% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$60,550. About 20,600 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
- Scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt.
- Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
- Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
- Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
- Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
- Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.
- Maintain accurate records of deliveries.
- Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
- Report any unusual circumstances concerning mail delivery, including the condition of street letter boxes.
- Return incorrectly addressed mail to senders.
- Travel to post offices to pick up the mail for routes or pick up mail from postal relay boxes.
- Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.
- Provide customers with change of address cards and other forms.
- Register, certify, and insure parcels and letters.
- Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
- Answer customers' questions about postal services and regulations.
- Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
- Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
- Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
- Sell stamps and money orders.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (75%).
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Postal Service Mail Carriers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$60,550. More states are being added.