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Postal Service Clerks
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 0.3% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #344 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -0.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $62,130 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 70,900 in the US, with about 5,300 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Process shipments or mail9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 454 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Assist individuals with paperwork7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 801 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine values or prices of goods or services6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 224 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Sort materials or products5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Obtain formal documentation or authorization4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 585 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Stock supplies or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 5,300 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 25% of the workAutomotive and Watercraft Service Attendants1% AI does, against 21% here+3.8% by 2035 · $35,670 · No formal credential
- Shares 42% of the workPostal Service Mail Carriers4% AI does, against 21% here-0.3% by 2035 · $60,550 · No formal credential
- Shares 38% of the workMail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators9% AI does, against 21% here-7.2% by 2035 · $39,280 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.22, higher than 73% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-5051 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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