DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers

Occupational Description:

Sort mail for delivery. Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	100	0	$22.42/hr	$0.31/hr	$19.04/hr	$19.72/hr	$20.58/hr	$26.54/hr	$27.54/hr
Minnesota	6,050	0	$24.87/hr	$0.27/hr	$19.72/hr	$20.62/hr	$26.79/hr	$27.54/hr	$28.12/hr
U S	305,490	0	$25.45/hr	$0.05/hr	$19.73/hr	$23.17/hr	$27.53/hr	$27.54/hr	$28.12/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Postal Service Mail Carriers
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	100	$20.58/hr

Other Regional Data For Postal Service Mail Carriers
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	2,930	$27.53/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	580	$26.52/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	410	$24.14/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	360	$26.60/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	300	$23.29/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	300	$24.33/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	210	$22.27/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	210	$22.45/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	190	$21.94/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	170	$22.45/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	150	$19.73/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	110	$22.48/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	100	$20.58/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	N/A	N/A	N/A
Meter Readers, Utilities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cargo and Freight Agents	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parking Enforcement Workers	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tasks for Postal Service Mail Carriers

Inserts mail into slots of mail rack to sort mail for delivery.
Delivers mail to residences and business establishments along route.
Completes delivery forms, collects charges, and obtains signature on receipts for delivery of specified types of mail.
Drives vehicle over established route.
Sells stamps and issues money orders.
Picks up outgoing mail.
Enters changes of address in route book and re-addresses mail to be forwarded.