Carrier vs rural route carrier

The differences between carriers and rural route carriers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rural route carrier has an average salary of $41,800, which is higher than the $37,242 average annual salary of a carrier.

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

Carrier vs rural route carrier overview

	Carrier	Rural Route Carrier
Yearly salary	$37,242	$41,800
Hourly rate	$17.90	$20.10
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	17,784	22,379
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 29%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carrier vs rural route carrier salary

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

	Carrier	Rural Route Carrier
Average salary	$37,242	$41,800
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $69,000	Between $21,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between carrier and rural route carrier education

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

	Carrier	Rural Route Carrier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carrier vs rural route carrier demographics

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

	Carrier	Rural Route Carrier
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between carrier and rural route 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 route carrier example responsibilities.

Manage problems, conduct RCA investigations and deliver completed documentation.
Deliver daily newspapers to customers in the community.
Save driving record with USPS vehicles.
Deliver mail and packages per set route while operating USPS vehicles to safety and legal standards.
Attend bid openings for prospective construction projects and prepared/draft construction contracts in accordance with RCA policies/procedures.
Ascertain that delivery address matches actual address, requiring excellent number memorization.

Carrier vs rural route carrier skills

Common carrier skills

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

Common rural route carrier skills

Delivery Sequence, 36%
Customer Service, 22%
Mail Delivery, 13%
Postal Service, 6%
Mail Security, 4%
USPS, 4%