Rural mail carrier vs city mail carrier

The differences between rural mail carriers and city mail carriers 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 $35,607 average annual salary of a city mail carrier.

The top three skills for a rural mail carrier include customer service, delivery sequence and mail delivery. The most important skills for a city mail carrier are delivery sequence, customer service, and mail delivery.

Rural mail carrier vs city mail carrier overview

	Rural Mail Carrier	City Mail Carrier
Yearly salary	$36,111	$35,607
Hourly rate	$17.36	$17.12
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	21,544	23,473
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs city mail carrier salary

Rural mail carriers and city mail carriers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rural Mail Carrier	City Mail Carrier
Average salary	$36,111	$35,607
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rural mail carrier and city mail carrier education

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

	Rural Mail Carrier	City Mail Carrier
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs city mail carrier demographics

Here are the differences between rural mail carriers' and city mail carriers' demographics:

	Rural Mail Carrier	City Mail Carrier
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 6.8% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between rural mail carrier and city mail carrier 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.

City mail carrier example responsibilities.

Operate and maneuver a USPS delivery vehicle through residential traffic.
Answer questions from customers on set route in regards to USPS policies and procedures.
Meter outgoing military govt mail, prepare fed-ex shipments...delivery of mail to squadrons .. work in control restricted area ..
Separate confidential file including taxes and vouchers to facilitate IRS processing

Rural mail carrier vs city mail carrier skills

Common rural mail carrier skills

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

Common city mail carrier skills

Delivery Sequence, 32%
Customer Service, 23%
Mail Delivery, 13%
COD, 8%
Necessary Paperwork, 7%
Mail Routes, 4%