Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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.

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

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
78,830	0.0 %	$24.45	$50,860	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.20	$20.56	$26.58	$28.90	$29.49
Annual Wage (2)	$35,770	$42,770	$55,280	$60,110	$61,330

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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 (federal government)	78,830	12.44	$24.45	$50,860

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 (federal government)	78,830	12.44	$24.45	$50,860

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	78,830	12.44	$24.45	$50,860

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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	7,330	0.43	0.79	$25.80	$53,660
New York	5,780	0.62	1.13	$24.72	$51,420
Texas	4,750	0.39	0.72	$24.53	$51,030
Pennsylvania	3,770	0.64	1.18	$24.23	$50,390
Florida	3,680	0.43	0.78	$25.13	$52,260

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	1.43	2.62	$23.04	$47,930
West Virginia	910	1.30	2.39	$22.51	$46,820
Alaska	410	1.30	2.38	$20.64	$42,920
Maine	710	1.17	2.14	$23.01	$47,860
Montana	510	1.10	2.01	$22.22	$46,230

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	430	0.67	1.23	$26.08	$54,250
Arizona	1,000	0.36	0.66	$25.90	$53,870
District of Columbia	140	0.20	0.36	$25.88	$53,840
New Jersey	2,590	0.64	1.17	$25.84	$53,750
California	7,330	0.43	0.79	$25.80	$53,660

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	5,390	0.57	1.04	$25.73	$53,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,420	0.40	0.73	$26.60	$55,330
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,710	0.37	0.68	$25.41	$52,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,560	0.55	1.00	$25.53	$53,100
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,450	0.52	0.96	$25.17	$52,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,380	0.44	0.81	$25.67	$53,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,240	0.35	0.64	$25.53	$53,100
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,150	0.58	1.07	$26.64	$55,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	980	0.38	0.70	$25.70	$53,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	980	0.36	0.67	$26.66	$55,450