Mail handler assistant vs mail inserter

The differences between mail handler assistants and mail inserters 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 $30,949 average annual salary of a mail inserter.

The top three skills for a mail handler assistant include delivery truck, mail room and pallet jack. The most important skills for a mail inserter are RAN, mail room, and zip codes.

Mail handler assistant vs mail inserter overview

	Mail Handler Assistant	Mail Inserter
Yearly salary	$35,907	$30,949
Hourly rate	$17.26	$14.88
Growth rate	-6%	-
Number of jobs	43,501	17,691
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Mail handler assistant vs mail inserter salary

Mail handler assistants and mail inserters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mail Handler Assistant	Mail Inserter
Average salary	$35,907	$30,949
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $56,000	Between $21,000 And $44,000
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 mail inserter education

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

	Mail Handler Assistant	Mail Inserter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mail handler assistant vs mail inserter demographics

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

	Mail Handler Assistant	Mail Inserter
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 48.1% Female, 51.9%	Male, 41.7% Female, 58.3%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 5.6% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between mail handler assistant and mail inserter 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.

Mail inserter example responsibilities.

Sort mail into USPS bins and stack them onto pallets.
Perform quality control during mailing to ensure USPS requirements are met.
Meter outgoing military govt mail, prepare fed-ex shipments...delivery of mail to squadrons .. work in control restricted area ..
Convince management to convert bi-monthly newsletter to PDF, eliminating all mailing costs for annualize savings of more than $110K.

Mail handler assistant vs mail inserter 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 mail inserter skills

RAN, 13%
Mail Room, 12%
ZIP Codes, 6%
Flowmaster, 6%
USPS, 6%
Pitney Bowes, 6%