Job outlook for mail handlers in the United States

Mail handler job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected mail handler job growth rate is -6% from 2018-2028.

• About -29,300 new jobs for mail handlers are projected over the next decade.

• Mail handler salaries have increased 9% for mail handlers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 12,611 mail handlers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 59,499 active mail handler job openings in the US.

• The average mail handler salary is $35,851.

Compare the number of mail handler jobs and the average mail handler salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of mail handler job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where mail handlers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.