Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator resume
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Also called flat sorter operator, flat sorter processor, mail handler sorter and mail sorter.
$58,470
Median pay a year
105,200
People do this work
6
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Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator
Summary
Postal Service Mail Sorter preparing incoming and outgoing mail for distribution, sorting and routing items, and operating mail processing equipment. Responsible for checking addresses, bundling mail, and training new workers
Experience
Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment and bar-code sorters
Sorted odd-sized mail by hand and sorted mail that other workers could not sort
Checked items to ensure addresses were legible and correct, and that sufficient postage was paid
Bundled, labeled, and routed sorted mail to designated areas according to procedures
Moved containers of mail using equipment, such as forklifts and automated 'trains'
Trained new workers on sorting and processing tasks
Skills
Core Skills
Packaging objects for shipping, Routing mail, Obtaining personal information, Unloading materials, Operating vehicles or moving equipment, Operating computers and equipment, Loading materials or equipment
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Cleared jams in sorting machinesOperated sorting and scanning equipmentSorted odd-sized mail by handChecked addresses and postage on itemsBundled and labeled sorted mailLoaded and unloaded mail trucks
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Cleared jams in sorting machines to maintain efficient operation and minimize delays
Sorted odd-sized mail by hand, ensuring accurate processing and delivery
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Cleared jams in sorting machines several times each shift to maintain efficient operation and minimize delays
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Several times each shiftA few times dailyOften during busy hours
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Sorted odd-sized mail by hand, ensuring accurate processing and delivery
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Reduced misdelivered itemsImproved processing speedMinimized return mail
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Packaging objects for shipping
Routing mail
Obtaining personal information
Attaching identification information
Sorting mail
Verifying shipping documentation
Unloading materials
Loading materials or equipment
Operating vehicles or moving equipment
Operating computers and equipment
Maintaining office equipment
Training personnel
The work itself
What a Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator does
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Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.
What it pays
How much does a Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$48,880
Median
$58,470
75th percentile
$75,030
About 105,200 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$47,440
$55,350
$61,150
AL
$50,460
$57,430
$67,790
AR
$52,310
$58,470
$69,850
AZ
$45,530
$55,350
$65,710
CA
$50,770
$59,490
$75,030
CO
$50,770
$58,470
$75,030
CT
$50,770
$58,470
$75,030
DC
$53,290
$66,750
$75,280
DE
$52,310
$58,470
$75,030
FL
$48,880
$57,430
$69,850
GA
$47,440
$53,290
$66,750
HI
$50,770
$59,490
$75,030
IA
$50,770
$60,530
$75,030
ID
$47,440
$57,430
$68,810
IL
$48,880
$58,300
$75,030
IN
$45,530
$48,880
$60,530
KS
$42,600
$54,540
$68,810
KY
$48,880
$57,430
$67,790
LA
$50,770
$58,470
$68,810
MA
$50,770
$58,470
$75,030
MD
$50,460
$58,470
$75,030
ME
$52,670
$59,490
$75,030
MI
$52,310
$59,490
$75,030
MN
$54,330
$59,740
$70,890
MO
$48,880
$57,430
$69,850
MS
$50,770
$57,800
$63,670
MT
$54,330
$57,430
$64,630
NC
$47,440
$55,350
$63,960
ND
$50,770
$59,840
$71,930
NE
$52,670
$59,490
$70,890
NH
$50,770
$58,300
$75,030
NJ
$50,770
$60,530
$75,280
NM
$50,460
$58,470
$75,030
NV
$49,050
$58,470
$67,790
NY
$50,770
$58,470
$75,030
OH
$50,770
$58,470
$67,790
OK
$50,460
$58,470
$69,850
OR
$50,770
$57,890
$70,890
PA
$50,460
$57,430
$71,930
PR
$48,880
$56,390
$61,710
RI
$50,770
$59,490
$75,030
SC
$50,460
$58,390
$68,810
SD
$55,350
$61,570
$71,930
TN
$47,440
$56,390
$63,960
TX
$47,440
$56,390
$75,030
UT
$48,880
$57,430
$69,850
VA
$48,880
$58,300
$69,850
VT
$54,330
$59,490
$75,030
WA
$52,310
$59,490
$75,030
WI
$52,670
$58,470
$75,030
WV
$54,330
$58,470
$67,790
WY
$54,330
$60,530
$75,030
Other names
Other names for this job
flat sorter operator, flat sorter processor, mail handler sorter, mail sorter, package sorter, small package and bundle sorter clerk, sorter, zip sorter, assorter, postal service mail sorters processors and processing machine operators, automation clerk, cfs markup clerk.
More names for this work
computer forwarding system markup clerk, dead mail checker, distribution clerk, distribution handler, distributor, equipment operator, file conversion operator, flat sorting machine clerk, fsm clerk, general expeditor, letter sorting machine operator, lsm operator, mail distribution clerk, mail distribution scheme examiner, mail distributor, mail examiner, mail forwarding system markup clerk, mail handler, mail handler assistant, mail handler equipment operator, mail opener, mail processing agent, mail processing clerk, mail processor, mail weigher, mailing section clerk, operations label clerk, parcel post distribution machine operator, pdpmo, post office markup clerk, postal service mail processor, postal transportation clerk, presort letter operator, processor, sorting machine operator, spbs clerk, zip mail translator operator, zmt operator.
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This page is about the occupation Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.