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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. 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 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Industry profile for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Geographic profile for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

National estimates for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
67,750 2.0 % $ 17.41 $ 36,210 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.63 $ 14.61 $ 16.86 $ 19.19 $ 23.07
Annual Wage (2) $ 26,280 $ 30,390 $ 35,070 $ 39,920 $ 47,990


Industry profile for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 10,580 1.32 $ 16.59 $ 34,500
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 6,670 1.39 $ 16.23 $ 33,760
Employment Services 5,050 0.13 $ 15.91 $ 33,090
Printing and Related Support Activities 4,110 1.08 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 3,980 0.42 $ 15.94 $ 33,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 6,670 1.39 $ 16.23 $ 33,760
Business Support Services 10,580 1.32 $ 16.59 $ 34,500
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 3,730 1.22 $ 14.41 $ 29,960
Printing and Related Support Activities 4,110 1.08 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 50 0.45 $ 20.28 $ 42,180

Top paying industries for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 90 0.02 $ 26.61 $ 55,340
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 310 0.03 $ 23.76 $ 49,410
Scientific Research and Development Services 70 0.01 $ 23.75 $ 49,410
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 40 0.03 $ 23.29 $ 48,450
Grantmaking and Giving Services 60 0.04 $ 22.36 $ 46,500


Geographic profile for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 7,120 0.78 1.71 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Georgia 5,220 1.13 2.47 $ 15.95 $ 33,180
Texas 4,810 0.37 0.81 $ 16.62 $ 34,560
Pennsylvania 3,870 0.67 1.46 $ 17.04 $ 35,450
New Jersey 3,710 0.90 1.97 $ 18.61 $ 38,700


Map of location quotient of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Georgia 5,220 1.13 2.47 $ 15.95 $ 33,180
Nebraska 1,000 1.03 2.25 $ 17.36 $ 36,110
District of Columbia 670 0.98 2.13 $ 23.15 $ 48,150
New Jersey 3,710 0.90 1.97 $ 18.61 $ 38,700
Iowa 1,270 0.83 1.82 $ 15.90 $ 33,060


Map of annual mean wages of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 670 0.98 2.13 $ 23.15 $ 48,150
Massachusetts 930 0.26 0.57 $ 20.82 $ 43,310
Alaska 110 0.37 0.81 $ 20.56 $ 42,760
Washington 1,550 0.45 0.99 $ 20.18 $ 41,980
California 3,670 0.21 0.45 $ 20.00 $ 41,590



Map of employment of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

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 7,270 0.79 1.73 $ 19.62 $ 40,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,280 1.20 2.63 $ 16.13 $ 33,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,170 0.49 1.07 $ 17.16 $ 35,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,120 0.70 1.53 $ 18.97 $ 39,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,020 0.73 1.60 $ 17.99 $ 37,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,020 0.53 1.16 $ 17.52 $ 36,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,360 0.61 1.34 $ 16.37 $ 34,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,320 0.22 0.47 $ 19.51 $ 40,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,120 0.59 1.30 $ 18.75 $ 39,000
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,050 0.99 2.17 $ 16.81 $ 34,960


Map of location quotient of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Savannah, GA 860 4.66 10.18 $ 16.16 $ 33,600
Topeka, KS 340 3.04 6.63 $ 15.02 $ 31,230
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 70 1.80 3.93 $ 15.70 $ 32,660
Trenton, NJ 410 1.73 3.78 $ 18.65 $ 38,800
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 800 1.69 3.70 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 160 1.64 3.57 (8) (8)
Reading, PA 240 1.46 3.19 $ 15.74 $ 32,730
Lynchburg, VA 130 1.40 3.06 $ 12.87 $ 26,780
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 510 1.37 2.99 $ 17.58 $ 36,560
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 530 1.24 2.72 $ 18.92 $ 39,350


Map of annual mean wages of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 140 0.13 0.28 $ 22.65 $ 47,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 550 0.23 0.50 $ 22.35 $ 46,490
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,030 0.51 1.11 $ 21.24 $ 44,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 690 0.26 0.56 $ 21.18 $ 44,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 220 0.56 1.22 $ 20.75 $ 43,160
Worcester, MA-CT 100 0.36 0.78 $ 20.52 $ 42,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 380 0.37 0.81 $ 20.41 $ 42,450
Kingston, NY 40 0.70 1.54 $ 20.12 $ 41,860
Burlington-South Burlington, VT (8) (8) (8) $ 20.07 $ 41,750
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 300 0.20 0.43 $ 20.03 $ 41,670

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 260 1.22 2.66 $ 14.56 $ 30,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.11 2.43 $ 14.76 $ 30,710
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.23 2.69 $ 17.62 $ 36,660
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 150 0.39 0.85 $ 13.87 $ 28,850
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 140 1.67 3.63 $ 14.74 $ 30,660

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 140 1.67 3.63 $ 14.74 $ 30,660
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.23 2.69 $ 17.62 $ 36,660
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 260 1.22 2.66 $ 14.56 $ 30,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.11 2.43 $ 14.76 $ 30,710
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 130 0.87 1.89 $ 16.53 $ 34,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 21.71 $ 45,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 40 0.29 0.62 $ 19.14 $ 39,800
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 30 0.27 0.60 $ 19.08 $ 39,690
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 0.76 1.65 $ 19.01 $ 39,540
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 0.59 $ 18.31 $ 38,080


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023