Postal worker vs bulk mail technician

The differences between postal workers and bulk mail technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a postal worker has an average salary of $37,822, which is higher than the $29,840 average annual salary of a bulk mail technician.

The top three skills for a postal worker include customer service, delivery sequence and postal service. The most important skills for a bulk mail technician are USPS, business mail, and customer service.

Postal worker vs bulk mail technician overview

	Postal Worker	Bulk Mail Technician
Yearly salary	$37,822	$29,840
Hourly rate	$18.18	$14.35
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	26,840	23,199
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Associate Degree, 49%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Postal worker vs bulk mail technician salary

Postal workers and bulk mail technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Postal Worker	Bulk Mail Technician
Average salary	$37,822	$29,840
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $75,000	Between $26,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between postal worker and bulk mail technician education

There are a few differences between a postal worker and a bulk mail technician in terms of educational background:

	Postal Worker	Bulk Mail Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Associate Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Postal worker vs bulk mail technician demographics

Here are the differences between postal workers' and bulk mail technicians' demographics:

	Postal Worker	Bulk Mail Technician
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 9.3% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 8.9% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between postal worker and bulk mail technician duties and responsibilities

Postal worker example responsibilities.

Manage $24K official mail account, expertly track expenditures ultimately saving the DoD $1K with little to no supervision.
Accept and figure parcels and postage for the USPS during shift.
Move all types of mail, packages, parcels, letters as directed by supervisor in accordance to USPS protocol
Learned federal mail organization system and relate processes.
Learned federal mail organization system and relate processes.

Bulk mail technician example responsibilities.

Box and ship medical devices following specific procedures designate by corporate office and FDA.
Post extrusion duties require packaging of extrude polymers into bags and boxes for shipping.

Postal worker vs bulk mail technician skills

Common postal worker skills

Customer Service, 38%
Delivery Sequence, 28%
Postal Service, 16%
USPS, 5%
ZIP Codes, 5%
Federal Regulations, 3%

Common bulk mail technician skills

USPS, 61%
Business Mail, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Bulk Mailings, 12%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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