Marg Career Library - Postal Service Clerks

Overview:

Receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; deposit mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for exact postage in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office. Postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors are included.

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Job Responsibilities:

Respond to inquiries about postal laws and processes, as well as postage rates and post office boxes.
Deliver mail from one workstation to the next.
Sort incoming and outgoing mail by hand or with computerised mail sorting and scanning systems, depending on the kind and destination.
Weigh letters and packages, calculate sending charges depending on type, weight, and destination, and apply the appropriate postage.
Check mail for correct postage and to check that packages and letters are in good enough condition to be sent.

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Postal Service Clerks

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