Postal Service Clerks
Perform any combination of tasks in a post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage.
Also called: Clerk, Postal Clerk, Sales and Service Associate (SSA), Window/Distribution Clerk
Knowledge:
- customer service
- administrative services
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
Technology:
Point of sale POS software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Delivery operations information system DOIS
