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AI Work Index

Headline risk

61%

Very High Risk

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

United States AI Work Index43-9051

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

67.4 current · 62.9 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $38K

Median annual wage

Demand -7%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 38,150

Employment 2024

67.4K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-6.6%

Openings (2024–34)

6.9K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 29,46025th pctl: USD 34,440Median: USD 38,15075th pctl: USD 44,940Top 10%: USD 52,150

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Accept and check containers of mail or parcels from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordAdobe Acrobat

Requirements

No education requirement: 6.0%High school diploma: 93.4%Associate's degree: <5%On-the-job training: 21.80%Prior work experience: 19.4%Specific vocational preparation: <5%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 12.6%

Work context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 5.0/5
Telephone Conversations 4.9/5
E-Mail 4.7/5
Frequency of Decision Making 4.7/5
Contact With Others 4.6/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 44.7 · 63K employed

Under 25: 11% · 25–54: 57% · 55+: 30%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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