Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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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)
91,530	3.0 %	$14.70	$30,580	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.19	$10.94	$14.02	$17.76	$21.74
Annual Wage (2)	$19,110	$22,750	$29,160	$36,940	$45,220

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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	14,140	1.54	$13.20	$27,450
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	11,370	2.35	$13.90	$28,900
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	9,020	2.39	$13.92	$28,950
Employment Services	6,050	0.17	$13.04	$27,120
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	4,990	0.25	$16.97	$35,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	9,020	2.39	$13.92	$28,950
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	11,370	2.35	$13.90	$28,900
Business Support Services	14,140	1.54	$13.20	$27,450
Printing and Related Support Activities	4,440	0.98	$14.98	$31,150
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	1,490	0.51	$15.40	$32,030

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	50	0.04	$24.56	$51,080
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	50	0.01	$23.33	$48,520
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	520	0.12	$19.19	$39,910
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	440	0.06	$18.67	$38,840
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	50	0.02	$18.62	$38,720

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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	8,280	0.91	1.40	$16.72	$34,780
Texas	7,190	0.61	0.94	$14.09	$29,300
California	6,290	0.39	0.60	$16.39	$34,100
Illinois	5,480	0.93	1.42	$14.03	$29,170
Florida	5,330	0.65	0.99	$12.91	$26,860

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	1,280	1.82	2.80	$21.00	$43,680
Iowa	2,020	1.31	2.02	$13.21	$27,470
Minnesota	2,950	1.05	1.61	$15.21	$31,650
Delaware	460	1.04	1.59	$13.48	$28,040
Utah	1,410	1.03	1.57	$14.35	$29,860

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	1,280	1.82	2.80	$21.00	$43,680
Alaska	160	0.50	0.77	$17.75	$36,930
Massachusetts	2,030	0.59	0.90	$17.21	$35,800
New York	8,280	0.91	1.40	$16.72	$34,780
Washington	880	0.29	0.44	$16.59	$34,500

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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	6,040	0.92	1.41	$16.43	$34,180
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	4,240	1.16	1.79	$14.37	$29,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	3,360	1.35	2.07	$17.15	$35,670
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,340	0.92	1.40	$13.17	$27,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,950	1.02	1.57	$15.40	$32,030
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	1,880	0.77	1.19	$14.62	$30,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,460	0.50	0.76	$14.70	$30,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,440	0.74	1.14	$12.84	$26,700
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division	1,420	1.11	1.70	$16.63	$34,600
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	1,370	0.76	1.17	$17.38	$36,150

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)
Lynchburg, VA	470	4.73	7.26	$11.77	$24,490
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1,080	3.04	4.67	$13.51	$28,110
Topeka, KS	260	2.37	3.63	$11.47	$23,850
Springfield, IL	240	2.27	3.49	$11.28	$23,470
Fresno, CA	700	1.99	3.05	$14.17	$29,470
Cedar Rapids, IA	220	1.57	2.41	$13.98	$29,090
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	1,290	1.53	2.35	$13.75	$28,610
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	350	1.44	2.20	$13.85	$28,810
Great Falls, MT	50	1.44	2.21	$10.65	$22,160
Reading, PA	240	1.42	2.18	$14.47	$30,110