Mail handler assistant vs casual clerk

The differences between mail handler assistants and casual clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mail handler assistant has an average salary of $35,907, which is higher than the $32,987 average annual salary of a casual clerk.

The top three skills for a mail handler assistant include delivery truck, mail room and pallet jack. The most important skills for a casual clerk are customer service, delivery truck, and mail handling.

Mail handler assistant vs casual clerk overview

	Mail Handler Assistant	Casual Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,907	$32,987
Hourly rate	$17.26	$15.86
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	43,501	66,486
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Mail handler assistant vs casual clerk salary

Mail handler assistants and casual clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mail Handler Assistant	Casual Clerk
Average salary	$35,907	$32,987
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $56,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Irvine, CA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	University of Notre Dame	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between mail handler assistant and casual clerk education

There are a few differences between a mail handler assistant and a casual clerk in terms of educational background:

	Mail Handler Assistant	Casual Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mail handler assistant vs casual clerk demographics

Here are the differences between mail handler assistants' and casual clerks' demographics:

	Mail Handler Assistant	Casual Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 48.1% Female, 51.9%	Male, 40.5% Female, 59.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 6.8% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between mail handler assistant and casual clerk duties and responsibilities

Mail handler assistant example responsibilities.

Organize, separate, and quantify packages from USPS, FedEx, and others.
Provide delivery of outgoing administrative mail to the USPS.
Sort mail, run high speed inserting equipment, and miscellaneous tasks as needed.
Process outgoing mail to field and regional offices via shuttle, ups, and FedEx.
Load documents in the runner, run them through the inserter, and place them in envelopes.
Pick and pack parcels for delivery with FedEx shipping software.process incoming mail for internal distribution.

Casual clerk example responsibilities.

Manage $24K official mail account, expertly track expenditures ultimately saving the DoD $1K with little to no supervision.
Reload all trucks by pushing the APC's BMC's into the trailer and securing them properly.
Prepare bulk mail in BMC by (country, zip, etc . )
Maintain and update various GSA databases.
Sort and run mail through automate equipment.
Process incoming and outgoing mail according to DOD policies and regulations.

Mail handler assistant vs casual clerk skills

Common mail handler assistant skills

Delivery Truck, 24%
Mail Room, 12%
Pallet Jack, 10%
Office Equipment, 9%
Load Trucks, 8%
ZIP Codes, 7%

Common casual clerk skills

Customer Service, 82%
Delivery Truck, 6%
Mail Handling, 3%
Processing Equipment, 2%
Postal Service, 1%
Mail Carriers, 1%