Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

43-9051 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Use hand or mail handling machines to 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.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
119,960 3.6 % $13.23 $27,530 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.61 $10.15 $12.54 $15.68 $19.08
Annual Wage (2) $17,920 $21,110 $26,090 $32,600 $39,680

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 17,760 2.15 $11.64 $24,210
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 14,880 3.64 $12.10 $25,160
Employment Services 13,450 0.50 $12.29 $25,570
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 9,440 1.87 $13.43 $27,930
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 7,410 0.36 $15.93 $33,140

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 14,880 3.64 $12.10 $25,160
Business Support Services 17,760 2.15 $11.64 $24,210
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 9,440 1.87 $13.43 $27,930
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 2,410 1.01 $12.92 $26,870
Facilities Support Services 1,260 0.94 $12.65 $26,310

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 60 0.06 $22.12 $46,000
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 40 0.01 $18.45 $38,380
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 180 0.05 $18.10 $37,650
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 70 0.35 $17.09 $35,560
Other Information Services (8) (8) $16.86 $35,070

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 11,270 1.35 1.43 $14.79 $30,770
California 9,940 0.71 0.75 $14.17 $29,470
Texas 7,490 0.74 0.79 $12.71 $26,430
Pennsylvania 7,020 1.28 1.36 $13.51 $28,110
Illinois 5,700 1.03 1.09 $12.99 $27,020




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,010 1.57 1.67 $18.76 $39,030
New York 11,270 1.35 1.43 $14.79 $30,770
Connecticut 2,120 1.33 1.41 $13.24 $27,540
Iowa 1,890 1.32 1.39 $11.98 $24,910
Virginia 4,560 1.29 1.37 $13.02 $27,070




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,010 1.57 1.67 $18.76 $39,030
Massachusetts 3,400 1.09 1.16 $15.53 $32,300
New York 11,270 1.35 1.43 $14.79 $30,770
Maryland 3,070 1.25 1.32 $14.24 $29,610
California 9,940 0.71 0.75 $14.17 $29,470

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 7,580 1.52 1.61 $15.22 $31,670
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 4,610 1.30 1.38 $13.06 $27,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,490 1.52 1.62 $15.73 $32,720
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 2,900 1.61 1.70 $14.58 $30,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 2,900 0.76 0.80 $14.13 $29,390
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,570 1.17 1.24 $12.38 $25,750
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,490 2.07 2.19 $13.26 $27,590
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,310 1.15 1.22 $13.07 $27,180
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,260 1.36 1.45 $15.69 $32,630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,020 1.20 1.27 $14.52 $30,210




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Palm Coast, FL 90 5.35 5.67 $8.65 $17,990
Lynchburg, VA 500 5.13 5.43 $10.62 $22,080
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 390 4.22 4.47 $9.66 $20,100
Fresno, CA 1,290 4.13 4.37 $12.72 $26,460
Dubuque, IA 160 3.13 3.32 $10.06 $20,920
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,500 2.74 2.90 $12.76 $26,550
Topeka, KS 290 2.69 2.85 $11.78 $24,510
Great Falls, MT 90 2.54 2.69 $9.75 $20,280
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 470 2.45 2.59 $13.43 $27,940
Akron, OH 670 2.18 2.31 $10.81 $22,490