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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
43-5051 Postal Service Clerks
Perform any combination of tasks in a 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 82,890 |
0.0 % |
$23.91 |
$49,730 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.63 |
$19.79 |
$28.15 |
$28.16 |
$28.75 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,580 |
$41,150 |
$58,550 |
$58,570 |
$59,800 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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) |
| California |
7,680 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
$25.39 |
$52,810 |
| New York |
6,150 |
0.67 |
1.15 |
$24.14 |
$50,210 |
| Texas |
4,840 |
0.41 |
0.70 |
$24.06 |
$50,050 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,960 |
0.68 |
1.18 |
$23.70 |
$49,300 |
| Florida |
3,860 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
$24.68 |
$51,330 |
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 |
450 |
1.47 |
2.52 |
$22.41 |
$46,600 |
| West Virginia |
940 |
1.37 |
2.35 |
$21.78 |
$45,310 |
| Alaska |
400 |
1.26 |
2.16 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| Maine |
750 |
1.25 |
2.15 |
$22.29 |
$46,360 |
| Montana |
540 |
1.17 |
2.01 |
$21.50 |
$44,730 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arizona |
1,060 |
0.39 |
0.67 |
$25.45 |
$52,930 |
| California |
7,680 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
$25.39 |
$52,810 |
| Hawaii |
470 |
0.74 |
1.27 |
$25.31 |
$52,640 |
| New Jersey |
2,800 |
0.70 |
1.20 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
0.23 |
0.39 |
$25.17 |
$52,360 |
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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 |
4,040 |
0.60 |
1.04 |
$25.14 |
$52,280 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,040 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
$26.08 |
$54,250 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,380 |
0.38 |
0.65 |
$25.16 |
$52,340 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,230 |
0.49 |
0.84 |
$24.96 |
$51,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,060 |
0.40 |
0.70 |
$26.03 |
$54,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,040 |
0.56 |
0.97 |
$24.62 |
$51,210 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
990 |
0.76 |
1.31 |
$25.13 |
$52,270 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
910 |
0.37 |
0.63 |
$25.21 |
$52,440 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
890 |
0.73 |
1.25 |
$26.04 |
$54,160 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
790 |
0.69 |
1.19 |
$23.14 |
$48,130 |
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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) |
| Kingston, NY |
170 |
2.80 |
4.82 |
$24.82 |
$51,620 |
| Beckley, WV |
90 |
2.20 |
3.79 |
$20.92 |
$43,510 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
160 |
1.55 |
2.67 |
$24.87 |
$51,730 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
60 |
1.47 |
2.53 |
$23.29 |
$48,440 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
50 |
1.42 |
2.45 |
$22.89 |
$47,610 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
80 |
1.42 |
2.43 |
$22.43 |
$46,650 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
50 |
1.41 |
2.42 |
$24.01 |
$49,930 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
50 |
1.34 |
2.31 |
$23.78 |
$49,450 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
50 |
1.26 |
2.17 |
$22.50 |
$46,810 |
| Wichita, KS |
370 |
1.25 |
2.15 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
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United States Department of Labor
