Mail handler vs mail technician

The differences between mail handlers and mail technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mail handler has an average salary of $35,851, which is higher than the $30,561 average annual salary of a mail technician.

The top three skills for a mail handler include mail containers, delivery truck and pallet jack. The most important skills for a mail technician are postage machine, USPS, and customer inquiries.

Mail handler vs mail technician overview

	Mail Handler	Mail Technician
Yearly salary	$35,851	$30,561
Hourly rate	$17.24	$14.69
Growth rate	-6%	-5%
Number of jobs	59,499	22,761
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Mail handler vs mail technician salary

Mail handlers and mail technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mail Handler	Mail Technician
Average salary	$35,851	$30,561
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $56,000	Between $22,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	State of Connecticut	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between mail handler and mail technician education

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

	Mail Handler	Mail Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mail handler vs mail technician demographics

Here are the differences between mail handlers' and mail technicians' demographics:

	Mail Handler	Mail Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 53.7% Female, 46.3%	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.5% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between mail handler and mail technician duties and responsibilities

Mail handler example responsibilities.

Process mail with RF scanner.
Comply with FAA and FedEx rules and regulations.
Operate tug and dolly to the fedex plane so they can load them
Process mail with RF scanners, or weigh mail for proper postage for shipping
Replenish and replace the BMC carts when fill and escort carts to the loading dock.
Operate a DBCS, which is an automation machine used to sort mail by zip codes and states.

Mail technician example responsibilities.

Process overnight packages and other accountable mail (next day express USPS, next day UPS/FedEx, etc .).
Meter outgoing military govt mail, prepare fed-ex shipments...delivery of mail to squadrons .. work in control restricted area ..
Perform repair and basic maintenance in sortation and banding machinery.
Provide assistance with ALV, by running batches, replenishing, staging medication for packaging and packing shorts.
Convince management to convert bi-monthly newsletter to PDF, eliminating all mailing costs for annualize savings of more than $110K.

Mail handler vs mail technician skills

Common mail handler skills

Mail Containers, 28%
Delivery Truck, 15%
Pallet Jack, 12%
Load Trucks, 10%
Mail Delivery, 5%
Mail Handling, 4%

Common mail technician skills

Postage Machine, 19%
USPS, 18%
Customer Inquiries, 11%
Courier Services, 10%
Postal Regulations, 8%
Postage Meter, 7%