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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

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

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Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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