Mail technician vs mailroom clerk

The differences between mail technicians and mailroom 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 $29,503 average annual salary of a mailroom clerk.

The top three skills for a mail technician include postage machine, USPS and customer inquiries. The most important skills for a mailroom clerk are customer service, USPS, and pickup.

Mail technician vs mailroom clerk overview

	Mail Technician	Mailroom Clerk
Yearly salary	$30,561	$29,503
Hourly rate	$14.69	$14.18
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	22,761	97,476
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Mail technician vs mailroom clerk salary

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

	Mail Technician	Mailroom Clerk
Average salary	$30,561	$29,503
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Masimo
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between mail technician and mailroom clerk education

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

	Mail Technician	Mailroom Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mail technician vs mailroom clerk demographics

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

	Mail Technician	Mailroom Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between mail technician and mailroom 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.

Mailroom clerk example responsibilities.

Manage office supplies, vendors, organization, and upkeep.
Manage files, prepare lobby monitor presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Copy, file, answer phones, work with fed-ex.
Open and prep them using the OPEX machines and scan them using the IBML machines.
Supervise and run press line.
Maintain organization of packages on shelves.

Mail technician vs mailroom clerk skills

Common mail technician skills

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

Common mailroom clerk skills

Customer Service, 33%
USPS, 10%
Pickup, 7%
Delivery Carts, 6%
Office Equipment, 4%
Postage Meter Readings, 4%