Rural mail carrier vs carry out clerk

The differences between rural mail carriers and carry out clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rural mail carrier has an average salary of $36,111, which is higher than the $33,667 average annual salary of a carry out clerk.

The top three skills for a rural mail carrier include customer service, delivery sequence and mail delivery. The most important skills for a carry out clerk are phone calls, customer service, and delivery locations.

Rural mail carrier vs carry out clerk overview

	Rural Mail Carrier	Carry Out Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,111	$33,667
Hourly rate	$17.36	$16.19
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	21,544	227,485
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs carry out clerk salary

Rural mail carriers and carry out clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rural Mail Carrier	Carry Out Clerk
Average salary	$36,111	$33,667
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $58,000	Between $17,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rural mail carrier and carry out clerk education

There are a few differences between a rural mail carrier and a carry out clerk in terms of educational background:

	Rural Mail Carrier	Carry Out Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs carry out clerk demographics

Here are the differences between rural mail carriers' and carry out clerks' demographics:

	Rural Mail Carrier	Carry Out Clerk
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between rural mail carrier and carry out clerk duties and responsibilities

Rural mail carrier example responsibilities.

Manage problems, conduct RCA investigations and deliver completed documentation.
Track packages through use of USPS website.
Make customers aware of all services available to them from their carrier and the USPS.
Attend bid openings for prospective construction projects and prepared/draft construction contracts in accordance with RCA policies/procedures.
Sort DPS mail and other mail types per assign route destinations and distribute mail to customer sites.

Carry out clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Ensure post office compliance with all USPS operating policies and procedures.
Maintain stocked, organize and sort all groceries and merchandise in store.
Stock shelves, mop floors, bag groceries, sweep parking lot, stock outdoor pop machines.
Handle undeliverable mail in accordance with establish USPS procedures and deliver and obtain receipts for register and certain insure mail.
Confer with engineering and purchasing personnel and vendors regarding stock procurement and availability.Aug.

Rural mail carrier vs carry out clerk skills

Common rural mail carrier skills

Customer Service, 26%
Delivery Sequence, 25%
Mail Delivery, 7%
COD, 6%
Necessary Paperwork, 5%
Postal Service, 5%

Common carry out clerk skills

Phone Calls, 98%
Customer Service, 1%
Delivery Locations, 0%
ZIP Codes, 0%
Groceries, 0%
Mail Distribution, 0%