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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
43-5051 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
82,030 |
0.0 % |
$23.25 |
$48,360 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$15.63 |
$19.13 |
$27.30 |
$27.31 |
$27.88 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$32,520 |
$39,790 |
$56,790 |
$56,800 |
$57,990 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Postal Service |
82,030 |
12.97 |
$23.25 |
$48,360 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Postal Service |
82,030 |
12.97 |
$23.25 |
$48,360 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Postal Service |
82,030 |
12.97 |
$23.25 |
$48,360 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
7,600 |
0.48 |
0.82 |
$24.88 |
$51,750 |
New York |
6,090 |
0.67 |
1.15 |
$23.58 |
$49,040 |
Texas |
4,680 |
0.40 |
0.68 |
$23.47 |
$48,820 |
Pennsylvania |
3,950 |
0.69 |
1.18 |
$22.98 |
$47,810 |
Florida |
3,760 |
0.46 |
0.78 |
$24.26 |
$50,470 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Vermont |
440 |
1.44 |
2.47 |
$21.66 |
$45,060 |
West Virginia |
960 |
1.38 |
2.36 |
$20.52 |
$42,680 |
Alaska |
400 |
1.25 |
2.14 |
$20.31 |
$42,240 |
Montana |
550 |
1.21 |
2.08 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
Maine |
720 |
1.21 |
2.07 |
$21.57 |
$44,870 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Arizona |
1,070 |
0.40 |
0.69 |
$25.15 |
$52,310 |
District of Columbia |
150 |
0.22 |
0.38 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
California |
7,600 |
0.48 |
0.82 |
$24.88 |
$51,750 |
Hawaii |
440 |
0.69 |
1.18 |
$24.87 |
$51,720 |
New Jersey |
2,820 |
0.71 |
1.22 |
$24.69 |
$51,360 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,020 |
0.61 |
1.04 |
$24.64 |
$51,260 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,970 |
0.47 |
0.80 |
$25.73 |
$53,530 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,380 |
0.38 |
0.65 |
$24.72 |
$51,410 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,170 |
0.47 |
0.80 |
$24.63 |
$51,230 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,040 |
0.41 |
0.70 |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,010 |
0.56 |
0.96 |
$24.15 |
$50,230 |
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
980 |
0.76 |
1.31 |
$24.69 |
$51,350 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
920 |
0.38 |
0.65 |
$24.47 |
$50,890 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
890 |
0.73 |
1.26 |
$25.41 |
$52,860 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
780 |
0.69 |
1.18 |
$22.42 |
$46,640 |
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