What are USPS work hours?

USPS work hours are different for each employee. Postmasters' shifts have the most variation, as they work in four to eight-hour blocks at different times of the day and night. They can work Monday through Saturday. Common postmaster shifts include:

• 4 am - 8 am

• 5 am - 9 am

• 6 am - 2 pm

• 7 am - 3 pm

• 8 am - 4 pm

• 12 pm - 8 pm

• 2 pm - 8 pm

• 3 pm - 8 pm

• 4 pm - 8 pm

A mail processing clerk has shifts that begin early in the morning at 3 am and gets off usually around 7 am, sometimes later.

Mail sorters work five to six days a week, never on Sundays, and keep shifts in the 7 am - 5 pm range.

Most other positions at the Post Office keep standard hours, Monday through Friday, with certain Holidays off, from 8 am - 5 pm.