Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-9051
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-9051 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 38/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $39,280
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 9,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -6.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 9,809 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~21.6% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Insert Operator, Inserter Operator, Mail Clerk, Mail Handler, Mail Machine Operator, Mail Processor
Representative Tasks
- •Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
- •Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.
- •Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.
- •Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.
- •Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Package objects for shipping.
- •Weigh parcels to determine shipping costs.
- •Unload materials or equipment.
- •Verify shipping documentation.
- •Inspect items for damage or defects.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $39,280 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |