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Mail processing clerk resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a mail processing clerk resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in mail processing clerk-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some mail processing clerk interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some mail processing clerk interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a mail processing clerk resume:

  • Processing Equipment
  • ZIP Codes
  • Manual Methods
  • Safety Precautions
  • Stackers
  • Sortation
  • Pallet Jack
  • Automated Mail Processing
  • Non-Financial Transactions
  • Postal Service
  • Starts Equipment
  • Dispatch Schedules
  • Mail Handling
  • Distribution RUN
  • PSE
  • Customer Service
  • USPS
  • Mail Carriers
  • Machine Reports
  • Support Equipment
  • Processing Machines
  • OpEx
  • Computer System
  • Mail Opening
  • Automation Machine
  • Sort Packages
  • Unload Trucks
  • APC
  • DPS
  • Postal Regulations

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How to structure your work experience

Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the mail processing clerk position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:

  1. List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
  2. Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs.

How to write mail processing clerk experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are effective examples from mail processing clerk resumes:

Work history example #1

General Office Clerk

Food Lion

  • Authorized to complete key overrides, rain checks, disbursement of payroll checks, relieve cashiers for breaks.
  • Controlled payroll and conducted visual presentations.
  • Updated customer rewards program with internet/retail purchases.
  • Received fair entry forms, entered data into specialized database, and performed general office tasks
  • Composed summary statements and/or email communication to convey the specifics around sales opportunities and prospect conversations.

Work history example #2

Metal Buildings Assembler

General Motors

  • Painted inside of trunk area with spray gun in an enclosed area in full ppe.
  • Informed and assisted supervisor with correction of improper process techniques.
  • Worked at a CNC machine station and provided accurate inputs to the machine and produced fine jobs with negligible rejection ratios.
  • Reported to the supervisors about the observations/abnormalities of the CNC machine on a weekly basis.
  • Installed hydraulics, built manifolds, mapped engine computers, and installed the finishing parts to make it a complete engine.

Work history example #3

Mail Processing Clerk

US Postal Service

  • Examined packaging to ensure that it was suitable for processing.
  • Loaded USPS Automatic Processing Machinery in proper order and then removed mail from machine for further processing and delivery.
  • Processed mail using DBCS and OCR machines Loaded mail onto transport system for delivery and distribution Grouped sorted mail for distribution
  • Trained Subordinates on correct radio procedures on both assembly and communications.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in USPS logistics facility software programs as well as cargo and freight transportation systems.

Work history example #4

Mail Processing Clerk

US Postal Service

  • Served as assistant general expediter six years.
  • Sorted incoming and outgoing mail, and distributed to all inner and outer USPS Departments
  • Helped during transitioning of incoming/outgoing mail such as parcels, large bundles, (CFS/RTS) and first class mail.
  • Processed inbound mail through DBCS machines and Flat Sorter machine to sort to correct routes.
  • Labeled/shipped/dispatched priority and first class mail and parcels.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2011 - 2011

Doctoral Degree in nursing

Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

2013 - 2016

Highlight your mail processing clerk certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

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