Rural mail carrier vs mail distributor

The differences between rural mail carriers and mail distributors 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 $31,900 average annual salary of a mail distributor.

The top three skills for a rural mail carrier include customer service, delivery sequence and mail delivery. The most important skills for a mail distributor are data entry, mail distribution, and computer system.

Rural mail carrier vs mail distributor overview

	Rural Mail Carrier	Mail Distributor
Yearly salary	$36,111	$31,900
Hourly rate	$17.36	$15.34
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	21,544	20,108
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs mail distributor salary

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

	Rural Mail Carrier	Mail Distributor
Average salary	$36,111	$31,900
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rural mail carrier and mail distributor education

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

	Rural Mail Carrier	Mail Distributor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs mail distributor demographics

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

	Rural Mail Carrier	Mail Distributor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 48.3% Female, 51.7%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 6.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between rural mail carrier and mail distributor 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.

Mail distributor example responsibilities.

Provide nutritional product educational presentations and recruit potential distributors
Provide nutritional product educational presentations and recruit potential distributors

Rural mail carrier vs mail distributor skills

Common rural mail carrier skills

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

Common mail distributor skills

Data Entry, 49%
Mail Distribution, 33%
Computer System, 11%
Mailroom, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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