mail clerk

Postal office worker

A mail clerk is a worker who handles incoming and outgoing mail for an organization—sorting, distributing, and processing correspondence and packages.

The position exists in businesses, government offices, and the postal service itself.

She started as a mail clerk and worked her way up to office manager.

postal

mailroom

Delivery processing area

letters · parcels · postcard · mailbag · postal service · zip code · postmark · airmail · registered · certified

occupation

employee

Hired organizational member

entry-level · staff · coworker · supervisor · postal worker · carrier · trainee · union · shift work · USPS

workplace

mailroom

Delivery processing area

  • officeProfessional work location
  • cartVehicle for hauling
  • deskFurniture for writing

cubicle · time clock · uniform · ID badge · dolly · computer terminal · scale · postage meter · label printer · hand truck

sorting

distribution

Allocation across recipients

bins · racks · sorting office · classification · route · sequencing · trays · pigeonholes · automation · scanning

duties

filing

Storing documents systematically

documentation · workflow · logging · stamping · weighing · forwarding · redirecting · returns · tracking · signature verification

Categories
Opposites
communication method

mail clerkemail

Digital written communication

online · virtual · IT support · virtual assistant · social media manager

delivery chain role

mail clerkmail carrier

Delivers letters professionally

letter carrier · postal carrier · postman · mailman · delivery driver

organizational hierarchy

mail clerkpostmaster general

Chief of postal operations

postmaster · executive · CEO · director · senior management

Family

mail, clerk, mails, mailed, mailing, mailer, mailman, mailbox, clerks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G