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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-5051 Postal Service Clerks
Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.
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) |
| 81,170 |
0.0 % |
$24.33 |
$50,610 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.20 |
$20.75 |
$23.23 |
$29.21 |
$29.80 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,770 |
$43,170 |
$48,330 |
$60,750 |
$61,980 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| California |
7,400 |
0.43 |
0.77 |
$25.58 |
$53,220 |
| New York |
6,100 |
0.64 |
1.16 |
$24.47 |
$50,910 |
| Texas |
5,120 |
0.41 |
0.74 |
$24.47 |
$50,890 |
| Florida |
3,840 |
0.44 |
0.79 |
$24.82 |
$51,630 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,830 |
0.65 |
1.17 |
$24.16 |
$50,260 |
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) |
| Vermont |
460 |
1.49 |
2.69 |
$23.00 |
$47,850 |
| West Virginia |
950 |
1.35 |
2.45 |
$22.55 |
$46,910 |
| Alaska |
410 |
1.30 |
2.35 |
$20.65 |
$42,950 |
| Maine |
740 |
1.22 |
2.20 |
$22.78 |
$47,390 |
| Montana |
510 |
1.09 |
1.97 |
$22.38 |
$46,550 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
420 |
0.66 |
1.19 |
$26.33 |
$54,780 |
| District of Columbia |
140 |
0.19 |
0.35 |
$25.94 |
$53,950 |
| Arizona |
1,050 |
0.37 |
0.66 |
$25.74 |
$53,550 |
| California |
7,400 |
0.43 |
0.77 |
$25.58 |
$53,220 |
| New Jersey |
2,710 |
0.66 |
1.20 |
$25.50 |
$53,040 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,710 |
0.59 |
1.07 |
$25.33 |
$52,680 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,390 |
0.38 |
0.69 |
$26.54 |
$55,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,700 |
0.36 |
0.66 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,560 |
0.54 |
0.98 |
$25.49 |
$53,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,510 |
0.54 |
0.98 |
$24.73 |
$51,440 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,400 |
0.44 |
0.80 |
$25.41 |
$52,840 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,280 |
0.35 |
0.63 |
$25.20 |
$52,410 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,120 |
0.56 |
1.02 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,010 |
0.37 |
0.67 |
$26.28 |
$54,660 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,000 |
0.41 |
0.73 |
$25.15 |
$52,310 |
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United States Department of Labor
