Mail technician vs mail clerk

The differences between mail technicians and mail clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mail technician has an average salary of $30,561, which is higher than the $30,383 average annual salary of a mail clerk.

The top three skills for a mail technician include postage machine, USPS and customer inquiries. The most important skills for a mail clerk are customer service, delivery sequence, and place packages.

Mail technician vs mail clerk overview

	Mail Technician	Mail Clerk
Yearly salary	$30,561	$30,383
Hourly rate	$14.69	$14.61
Growth rate	-5%	-6%
Number of jobs	22,761	80,560
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Mail technician vs mail clerk salary

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

	Mail Technician	Mail Clerk
Average salary	$30,561	$30,383
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $42,000	Between $22,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between mail technician and mail clerk education

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

	Mail Technician	Mail Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mail technician vs mail clerk demographics

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

	Mail Technician	Mail Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%	Male, 50.7% Female, 49.3%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 6.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between mail technician and mail clerk duties and responsibilities

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 clerk example responsibilities.

Manage files, prepare lobby monitor presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Identify, analyze and sort tax forms, checks and vouchers submit to the IRS by individuals and businesses.
Prepare all documents and packages for shipment via FedEx, DHL, & GSO.
Process payroll and pay adjustments.
Operate and troubleshoot form letter inserter.
Place larger packages on porch or doorstep.

Mail technician vs mail clerk skills

Common mail technician skills

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

Common mail clerk skills

Customer Service, 21%
Delivery Sequence, 17%
Place Packages, 10%
Mail Room, 5%
Postal Regulations, 5%
Mail Containers, 5%