Postal Service Mail Carriers Go Back to List Sort mail for delivery. Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Data base user interface and query software

Tasks
	Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
	Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
	Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
	Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
	Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.
	Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
	Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
	Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
	Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
	Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.

Skills
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $61,038.00 $29.35  $20.97  $20.57 - $37.34  Bridgeport/Stamford $61,802.00 $29.71  $21.58  $23.30 - $37.34  Danbury $60,822.00 $29.25  $20.90  $20.57 - $37.34  Hartford $61,100.00 $29.38  $20.89  $20.57 - $37.34  New Haven $60,677.00 $29.17  $21.21  $22.83 - $37.34  New London/Norwich $60,213.00 $28.95  $20.41  $20.57 - $37.34  Waterbury $61,698.00 $29.66  $21.18  $22.83 - $37.34  Torrington $58,304.00 $28.03  $20.34  $20.57 - $35.77

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   356   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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