002806 Postal Clerk: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this Postal Clerk designation to Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service. Review each civilian direction's published work details, then keep only experience you can verify. The connection does not prove that you performed a mapped task.
About this designation: The source identifies this designation as Postal Clerk. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
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resume-ready civilian direction
$39,280
Median national pay for Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Time-stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.
Typical national pay$35,470–$46,450Median $39,280 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 2: some preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.
O*NET does not name tools or software for this occupation in Rung's current record.
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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator
Summary
Mail clerk preparing incoming and outgoing mail for distribution, sorting, routing, and verifying items while keeping records and using machines for packaging and postage
Experience
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Sorted and routed incoming mail, and collected outgoing mail using carts
Wrapped packages or bundles by hand or using tying machines
Verified that items were addressed correctly and marked with proper postage
Affixed postage to packages or letters by hand or using postage meters
Removed containers of sorted mail and transferred them to designated areas
Operated computer-controlled keyboards to direct items according to routing schemes
Skills
Checking & Planning
Sorting mail, Attaching identification information, Inspecting items for damage
Hands-On Work
Unloading materials, Packaging objects for shipping
Core Skills
Reading work orders, Obtaining written authorization, Monitoring equipment operation, Maintaining office equipment, Preparing outgoing mail
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Gather evidence from your actual work
Write private notes for yourself. Keep only facts you can explain and support.
The mapped civilian record lists this task: Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
Capture scope or outcomes only when your own records support them.
Which parts of your Postal Clerk experience can you support when considering the crosswalk direction Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service?
Fictional translation example
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Think of this as a translation, not a script. This fictional example keeps the same work facts while replacing military jargon with clear civilian wording.
Before
Fictional example: In my Postal Clerk assignment, I [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
After
Fictional example: Supported [civilian work area] by [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
Why this wording is fair
Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
Use the pattern, not the sentence: keep it only when the same facts are true for you.
Continue with your confirmed facts
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Publisher and editorial owner: Rung Guru product team.
Editorial reviewer: Rung Guru editorial QA. Approved: 2026-08-09T20:05:00+00:00.
Structured guidance last changed: 2026-08-08. Source-verification dates appear with each source below.
Why: to help veterans evaluate civilian directions and recover truthful resume evidence before entering Rung.
How: deterministic software joined the approved records below. Constrained AI assistance helped draft explanations and evidence prompts from those records; it did not create military codes, civilian mappings, pay figures, credentials, or source facts. Every page remains subject to provenance, prohibited-claim, similarity, and attributed editorial-review checks.
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