Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
| 83,580 |
2.5 % |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.28 |
$12.22 |
$14.89 |
$18.49 |
$22.65 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$21,380 |
$25,420 |
$30,960 |
$38,470 |
$47,110 |
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:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Business Support Services |
14,050 |
1.58 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
8,890 |
1.81 |
$14.42 |
$30,000 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
6,370 |
2.09 |
$14.23 |
$29,590 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
4,830 |
0.24 |
$17.27 |
$35,910 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
3,850 |
0.90 |
$16.36 |
$34,040 |
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 |
6,370 |
2.09 |
$14.23 |
$29,590 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
8,890 |
1.81 |
$14.42 |
$30,000 |
| Business Support Services |
14,050 |
1.58 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
3,850 |
0.90 |
$16.36 |
$34,040 |
| Facilities Support Services |
920 |
0.56 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
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) |
| Texas |
8,260 |
0.66 |
1.17 |
$14.51 |
$30,170 |
| New York |
8,180 |
0.86 |
1.51 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| California |
6,020 |
0.35 |
0.61 |
$16.57 |
$34,480 |
| Illinois |
5,500 |
0.91 |
1.60 |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,420 |
0.75 |
1.32 |
$15.70 |
$32,650 |
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 |
470 |
1.53 |
2.68 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Connecticut |
1,850 |
1.11 |
1.96 |
$17.07 |
$35,500 |
| Virginia |
4,230 |
1.09 |
1.92 |
$15.36 |
$31,940 |
| Illinois |
5,500 |
0.91 |
1.60 |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Delaware |
400 |
0.90 |
1.57 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
8,450 |
0.87 |
1.54 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,990 |
1.07 |
1.87 |
$14.85 |
$30,890 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,120 |
0.98 |
1.72 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,710 |
0.94 |
1.65 |
$16.98 |
$35,330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,980 |
0.32 |
0.56 |
$16.01 |
$33,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,610 |
0.59 |
1.03 |
$14.52 |
$30,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,580 |
0.80 |
1.41 |
$16.25 |
$33,810 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,550 |
0.55 |
0.97 |
$19.55 |
$40,670 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
1,250 |
2.14 |
3.76 |
$16.08 |
$33,440 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,140 |
0.37 |
0.65 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
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 |
480 |
4.61 |
8.10 |
$13.30 |
$27,670 |
| Topeka, KS |
350 |
3.21 |
5.63 |
$11.96 |
$24,880 |
| Reading, PA |
550 |
3.07 |
5.40 |
$12.41 |
$25,820 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
120 |
2.97 |
5.22 |
$12.25 |
$25,470 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
250 |
2.37 |
4.17 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
1,250 |
2.14 |
3.76 |
$16.08 |
$33,440 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
140 |
1.94 |
3.42 |
$14.63 |
$30,420 |
| Carson City, NV |
50 |
1.80 |
3.17 |
$13.75 |
$28,600 |
| Fresno, CA |
690 |
1.79 |
3.15 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
| Richmond, VA |
1,020 |
1.55 |
2.73 |
$15.22 |
$31,660 |
United States Department of Labor
