Sort mail for delivery. Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot.
- Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
- Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking and/or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
- Enter change of address orders into computers that process forwarding address stickers.
- Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
- Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.
- Maintain accurate records of deliveries.
- Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
- Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
- Return incorrectly addressed mail to senders.
- Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
- Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
- Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
- Travel to post offices to pick up the mail for routes and/or pick up mail from postal relay boxes.
- Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.
- Answer customers' questions about postal services and regulations.
- Complete forms that notify publishers of address changes.
- Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail; collect associated charges; and complete any necessary paperwork.
- Provide customers with change of address cards and other forms.
- Register, certify, and insure parcels and letters.
- Report any unusual circumstances concerning mail delivery, including the condition of street letter boxes.
- Sell stamps and money orders.
- Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Education - These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
- Training - Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Experience - Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Meter Readers, Utilities
- Parking Enforcement Workers
- Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
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