Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

This post summarizes key statistics on Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 20,599
25 33,472
30 41,197
35 48,617
40 54,975
45 57,675
50 61,083
55 67,192
60 72,094
65 70,225


Hours Worked Share
0-20 4.60
20-39 10.90
39-41 63.60
41-50 14.70
50-60 4.90
More than 60 1.40

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
100.00 53,556 U.S. Postal Service

This table highlights the top industries people working as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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