Postal Service Mail Carriers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here37
  • carrier
  • mailman
  • postman
  • collector
  • mail clerk
  • mail rider
  • city carrier
  • mail carrier
  • clerk carrier
  • route carrier
  • rural carrier
  • carrier driver
  • letter carrier
  • mail deliverer
  • and 23 more
SOC code
43-5052.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
18 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Postal Service Mail CarriersSOC 43-5052.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 1 need no setup
Mail sorting agent
Delivery Routing System DRS · Delivery operations information system DOIS · Address Management System AMS
Needs Delivery Routing System DRS
Records management agent
Address Management System AMS · Automated Data Collection System ADCS · Sheets
Needs Address Management System AMS
Documentation processing agent
Microsoft Word · Time and Attendance Collection System TACS · Sheets
Needs Time and Attendance Collection System TACS
Customer service agent
Chat · Docs · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically deliver mail along routes on foot or by vehicleOperate delivery vehicles safely in varied conditionsHandle cash transactions and secure valuable mail items in personAssess unusual delivery circumstances and safety issues in the field

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Sort and route mail for delivery sequence88% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Record address changes and maintain delivery records85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Process receipts, paperwork, and financial records82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 18 detailed work activities O*NET records for Postal Service Mail Carriers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Barely automatable 3

Barely automatable activities for Postal Service Mail Carriers
ActivityJobs
Deliver items21
Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment18
Package objects for shipping11