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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Mail Carriers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.

Postal Service Mail Carriers · O*NET 43-5052.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

3 of 10tools on this list have an AI solution available today

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AI you can use for this job

3 matched to the tools postal service mail carriers use. Showing 3.

The tools this job actually uses

10 documented for this occupation. Showing 10, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Address Management System AMS
  • Automated Data Collection System ADCS
  • Delivery operations information system DOIS
  • Delivery Routing System DRS
  • Electronic Time Clock ETC
  • End of Run Report EOR
  • Time and Attendance Collection System TACS

What this job involves

21 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 21.

  1. Scan labels on letters or parcels to confirm receipt.
  2. Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail, collect associated charges, and complete any necessary paperwork.
  3. Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
  4. Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
  5. Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
  6. Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
  7. Register, certify, and insure parcels and letters.
  8. Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
  9. Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
  10. Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes.
  11. Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.
  12. Maintain accurate records of deliveries.
  13. Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
  14. Travel to post offices to pick up the mail for routes or pick up mail from postal relay boxes.
  15. Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
  16. Return incorrectly addressed mail to senders.
  17. Answer customers' questions about postal services and regulations.
  18. Sell stamps and money orders.
  19. Complete forms that notify publishers of address changes.
  20. Provide customers with change of address cards and other forms.
  21. Report any unusual circumstances concerning mail delivery, including the condition of street letter boxes.
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