Postal Service Clerks
The short answer
Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 591 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 58% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Sell and collect payment for products such as stamps, prepaid mail envelopes, and money orders.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Keep money drawers in order, and record and balance daily transactions.
AI could do much of this on its own
Check mail to ensure correct postage and that packages and letters are in proper condition for mailing.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Register, certify, and insure letters and parcels.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Complete forms regarding changes of address, or theft or loss of mail, or for special services such as registered or priority mail.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Weigh letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Sort incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Receive letters and parcels, and place mail into bags.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Put undelivered parcels away, retrieve them when customers come to claim them, and complete any related documentation.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Obtain signatures from recipients of registered or special delivery mail.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.
Postal Service Mail Carriers
Very similar workslightly less pay1,775 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$63,536 vs your $64,174 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires no formal educational credential, plus short-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- English Language
- Near Vision
Your current skills largely cover this move.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Similar workslightly less pay878 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$59,852 vs your $64,174 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires no formal educational credential, plus short-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Manual Dexterity
- Trunk Strength
Your current skills largely cover this move.