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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
66,600 2.3 % $ 18.45 $ 38,370 0.3 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.65 $ 15.64 $ 17.73 $ 20.61 $ 23.89
Annual Wage (2) $ 28,390 $ 32,540 $ 36,880 $ 42,860 $ 49,700


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 11,280 1.50 $ 17.44 $ 36,270
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 4,550 0.91 $ 17.39 $ 36,160
Employment Services 4,520 0.12 $ 17.20 $ 35,780
Printing and Related Support Activities 4,080 1.08 $ 18.70 $ 38,890
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,670 0.12 $ 18.80 $ 39,100

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)
Other Support Activities for Transportation 580 1.58 $ 15.71 $ 32,680
Business Support Services 11,280 1.50 $ 17.44 $ 36,270
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 3,220 1.10 $ 14.83 $ 30,850
Printing and Related Support Activities 4,080 1.08 $ 18.70 $ 38,890
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 4,550 0.91 $ 17.39 $ 36,160

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 50 0.01 $ 27.05 $ 56,260
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 270 0.03 $ 25.66 $ 53,370
Scientific Research and Development Services 50 0.01 $ 25.41 $ 52,850
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 40 0.32 $ 24.14 $ 50,200
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 30 (7) $ 23.97 $ 49,850


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 2023


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 6,410 0.68 1.56 $ 20.43 $ 42,500
California 5,470 0.30 0.70 $ 21.35 $ 44,400
Georgia 4,960 1.04 2.38 $ 17.36 $ 36,120
Texas 4,290 0.32 0.72 $ 17.37 $ 36,130
Pennsylvania 3,710 0.62 1.42 $ 17.44 $ 36,270


Map of location quotient of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by state, May 2023


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)
District of Columbia 910 1.30 2.97 $ 24.99 $ 51,980
Georgia 4,960 1.04 2.38 $ 17.36 $ 36,120
West Virginia 490 0.71 1.63 $ 15.08 $ 31,360
New Jersey 3,000 0.71 1.63 $ 19.53 $ 40,630
South Dakota 310 0.71 1.61 $ 17.20 $ 35,780


Map of annual mean wages of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by state, May 2023


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 910 1.30 2.97 $ 24.99 $ 51,980
Massachusetts 820 0.23 0.51 $ 21.59 $ 44,900
California 5,470 0.30 0.70 $ 21.35 $ 44,400
Vermont (8) (8) (8) $ 20.85 $ 43,370
Washington 1,620 0.46 1.06 $ 20.67 $ 43,000



Map of employment of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by area, May 2023


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 6,290 0.66 1.51 $ 20.66 $ 42,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,390 1.20 2.74 $ 17.69 $ 36,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,630 0.42 0.97 $ 20.51 $ 42,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,180 0.70 1.60 $ 21.22 $ 44,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,150 0.76 1.74 $ 18.54 $ 38,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,920 0.43 0.97 $ 18.51 $ 38,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,570 0.40 0.90 $ 18.27 $ 38,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,260 0.66 1.50 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,120 0.35 0.80 $ 17.44 $ 36,270
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,110 0.48 1.10 $ 17.13 $ 35,620


Map of location quotient of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by area, May 2023


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)
St. Cloud, MN 290 2.90 6.61 $ 14.05 $ 29,220
Topeka, KS 310 2.76 6.30 $ 15.98 $ 33,240
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 90 2.10 4.78 $ 16.02 $ 33,330
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 170 1.68 3.84 $ 16.23 $ 33,760
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 550 1.25 2.85 $ 19.34 $ 40,230
Columbus, GA-AL 140 1.22 2.77 $ 16.54 $ 34,400
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,390 1.20 2.74 $ 17.69 $ 36,790
Cheyenne, WY 60 1.20 2.72 $ 16.47 $ 34,260
Reading, PA 190 1.13 2.57 $ 16.75 $ 34,840
Trenton, NJ 260 1.11 2.53 $ 20.49 $ 42,620


Map of annual mean wages of mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service by area, May 2023


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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 580 0.24 0.55 $ 24.26 $ 50,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 260 0.23 0.53 $ 22.84 $ 47,500
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 620 0.22 0.51 $ 22.26 $ 46,310
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 50 0.15 0.34 $ 22.17 $ 46,120
Santa Rosa, CA 50 0.24 0.55 $ 22.06 $ 45,880
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 180 0.44 1.01 $ 21.99 $ 45,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,030 0.50 1.13 $ 21.87 $ 45,490
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 360 0.34 0.78 $ 21.51 $ 44,740
Fresno, CA 40 0.10 0.23 $ 21.26 $ 44,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,180 0.70 1.60 $ 21.22 $ 44,140

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 190 0.88 2.00 $ 15.11 $ 31,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 140 0.99 2.25 $ 19.03 $ 39,580
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 130 0.39 0.90 $ 14.51 $ 30,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 120 0.31 0.70 $ 14.70 $ 30,580
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.74 1.69 $ 17.87 $ 37,170

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)
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 140 0.99 2.25 $ 19.03 $ 39,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 190 0.88 2.00 $ 15.11 $ 31,420
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.74 1.69 $ 17.87 $ 37,170
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.63 1.43 $ 16.72 $ 34,780
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 0.63 1.43 $ 15.79 $ 32,830

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)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 50 0.45 1.03 $ 20.95 $ 43,570
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.39 0.89 $ 20.78 $ 43,220
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 140 0.99 2.25 $ 19.03 $ 39,580
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 80 0.42 0.95 $ 18.70 $ 38,900
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 80 0.53 1.21 $ 18.65 $ 38,790


About May 2023 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024