Job outlook for mail processing clerks in the United States

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

The projected mail processing clerk job growth rate is -6% from 2018-2028.
About -29,300 new jobs for mail processing clerks are projected over the next decade.
Mail processing clerk salaries have increased -5% for mail processing clerks in the last 5 years.
There are over 45,136 mail processing clerks currently employed in the United States.
There are 106,426 active mail processing clerk job openings in the US.
The average mail processing clerk salary is $31,615.

Are mail processing clerk jobs in demand?

No, mail processing clerk jobs are not in demand. Mail processing clerk demand is projected to decline -6% from 2018 to 2028.

Mail processing clerk job and salary trends over time

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

Mail processing clerk jobs over time

Mail processing clerk job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	45,136	0.01%
2020	42,427	0.01%
2019	41,215	0.01%
2018	41,795	0.01%
2017	45,068	0.01%

Average mail processing clerk salary over time

Mail processing clerk salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$31,615	$15.20	--11.6%
2025	$35,780	$17.20	+2.3%
2024	$34,965	$16.81	+2.6%
2023	$34,067	$16.38	+1.8%
2022	$33,448	$16.08	--0.9%

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Mail processing clerk jobs by state

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

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for mail processing clerks

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Kansas	2,913,123	538	18%
2	Delaware	961,939	173	18%
3	Alaska	739,795	136	18%
4	South Dakota	869,666	152	17%
5	Washington	7,405,743	1,172	16%
6	Minnesota	5,576,606	889	16%
7	Utah	3,101,833	499	16%
8	Nebraska	1,920,076	312	16%
9	District of Columbia	693,972	112	16%
10	Indiana	6,666,818	993	15%
11	Colorado	5,607,154	814	15%
12	Connecticut	3,588,184	525	15%
13	Massachusetts	6,859,819	986	14%
14	Missouri	6,113,532	875	14%
15	Wisconsin	5,795,483	822	14%
16	Iowa	3,145,711	435	14%
17	Idaho	1,716,943	239	14%
18	Vermont	623,657	85	14%
19	California	39,536,653	5,237	13%
20	Tennessee	6,715,984	885	13%

Most common cities for mail processing clerks

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Bridgewater	1	2%	$38,014
2	Jefferson City	1	2%	$34,569
3	Troy	1	2%	$39,096

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