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Mail Carrier (City) – Postal Service
Customer Service / Delivery Department of the USPS
City Carriers deliver mail in the more populated areas of our country.
You’ve seen them…zipping around in those cool white jeeps, with the steering wheel on the right side of the vehicle. What fun!
Mail Carriers get to enjoy the great outdoors. These brave workers perform a vital role to our communities, and are highly respected.
The great thing about Mail Carriers is that many of them enjoy it so much, they want to keep doing it for their whole career.
Mail Carriers are amazing people. One thing they all have in common… they are persistent. They are overcomers. They can solve problems.
These postal workers are responsible for making sure all packages and mail is delivered to each address within their assigned territory.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Mail Carrier is responsible for sorting mail of all classes in delivery sequence for the assigned area or route.
- The Mail Carrier manages undeliverable mail according to postal regulations and laws.
- The Mail Carrier delivers mail to businesses and residences on an assigned route.
- The Mail Carrier retrieves mail from relay boxes and customer roadside boxes as needed.
- The Mail Carrier tracks deliveries as instructed using a portable electronic scanner.
- The Mail Carrier is responsible for delivering and collecting monies and receipts for custom fees, postage-due and C.O.D items.
- The Mail Carrier is responsible for returning to the post office any mail collected during the assigned route.
- The Mail Carrier provides customers with change of address and other postal forms as required, as well as general postal information.
- The Mail Carrier may perform general clerical duties.
- The Mail Carrier must maintain clean, neat, and professional appearance which includes wearing the approved uniform.
Functional Purpose
Responsible for collecting and delivering mail by vehicle or on foot in an assigned area or route; maintaining effective public relations with customers; possessing a basic understanding of common postal regulations, laws, products and services; and having a general familiarity of geography in the assigned area.
Employment Requirements
- Must be 18 years old or 16 years old with high school diploma.
- Must be US citizen, permanent resident, or citizen of American Samoa or other US territory.
- Ability to pass criminal background check, drug screening, and medical assessment.
- Must have valid state’s driver’s license, safe driving record, and at least two years of driving experience.
- Must be registered with Selective Service (if applicable).
Salary Range
Up to $25.50 per hour paid bi-weekly
Examination Requirements
Candidates must successfully complete and receive a pass rating of the Virtual Entry Assessment – MC (474) for Mail Carriers. When the candidate is invited to take the assessment, directions will be provided via email.
Background Check
The Postal Inspection Service conducts a criminal background check by utilizing United States information and data resources only (FBI, fingerprint check, state and county checks). The investigation covers a 5 years inquiry for any location where the candidate lived, was employed, or went to school within the US or its territories.
Physical Requirements
Candidates are required to be physically able to perform the duties of the position in an efficient manner with or without reasonable accommodation. Duties may include long periods of standing, walking, bending and reaching. Candidates may also handle mail containers weighing up to the maximum allowable mailing weight.
Am I Qualified to work for the Postal Service?
U.S. Citizen or Green Card
High School Diploma or GED
18 Years of Age or Older
No Experience Required
You’re Qualified!
What’s included with your registration package?
To help you get hired as soon as possible by the Postal Service when you register,
you will get full and immediate access to all of the following:
- Complete Guide: A detailed, step-by-step guide to navigating the Postal Service hiring process, including the employment application.
- Personal Job Counseling: Full access to personal job counseling tailored to Postal Service employment.
- Sample Exam Questions & Answers: Simulated practice exams with in-depth answer explanations.
- Full Access to Job Openings: Job finder tool with a map of USPS jobs within a 25-mile radius.
- Salary Gradings: A breakdown of salary gradings for all roles, plus insights into promotion potential for each position.
- BONUS: Job alerts to notify you when new postal positions are available.
- Ace-Interview: Exclusive interview webinar packed with success tips.
To get started:
Complete Registration
Registration Package
$69
One-time installment with a FULL refund if you are not hired