Carrier vs rural mail carrier

The differences between carriers and rural mail carriers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a carrier has an average salary of $37,242, which is higher than the $36,111 average annual salary of a rural mail carrier.

The top three skills for a carrier include logistics, newspapers and delivery sequence. The most important skills for a rural mail carrier are customer service, delivery sequence, and mail delivery.

Carrier vs rural mail carrier overview

	Carrier	Rural Mail Carrier
Yearly salary	$37,242	$36,111
Hourly rate	$17.90	$17.36
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	17,784	21,544
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carrier vs rural mail carrier salary

Carriers and rural mail carriers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Carrier	Rural Mail Carrier
Average salary	$37,242	$36,111
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $69,000	Between $22,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between carrier and rural mail carrier education

There are a few differences between a carrier and a rural mail carrier in terms of educational background:

	Carrier	Rural Mail Carrier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carrier vs rural mail carrier demographics

Here are the differences between carriers' and rural mail carriers' demographics:

	Carrier	Rural Mail Carrier
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between carrier and rural mail carrier duties and responsibilities

Carrier example responsibilities.

Arrange mail in delivery sequence, operate llv, used scanner to collect cod and lift packages over 50 pounds.
Specialize in the small LTL division.
Carry hod and help out at construction sites.
Deliver mail by organization unit and/or individual's name.
Utilize memorization and problem solving skills to insure proper deliver.
Learned how to lay brick and specialize in hod carrying and loading.

Rural mail carrier example responsibilities.

Manage problems, conduct RCA investigations and deliver completed documentation.
Track packages through use of USPS website.
Make customers aware of all services available to them from their carrier and the USPS.
Attend bid openings for prospective construction projects and prepared/draft construction contracts in accordance with RCA policies/procedures.
Sort DPS mail and other mail types per assign route destinations and distribute mail to customer sites.

Carrier vs rural mail carrier skills

Common carrier skills

Logistics, 24%
Newspapers, 15%
Delivery Sequence, 15%
Customer Service, 14%
Delivery Vehicle, 9%
HVAC, 6%

Common rural mail carrier skills

Customer Service, 26%
Delivery Sequence, 25%
Mail Delivery, 7%
COD, 6%
Necessary Paperwork, 5%
Postal Service, 5%