Rural mail carrier vs rural carrier

The differences between rural mail carriers and rural carriers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rural carrier has an average salary of $40,325, which is higher than the $36,111 average annual salary of a rural 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 rural carrier are delivery sequence, customer service, and mail delivery.

Rural mail carrier vs rural carrier overview

	Rural Mail Carrier	Rural Carrier
Yearly salary	$36,111	$40,325
Hourly rate	$17.36	$19.39
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	21,544	16,047
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 29%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Rural mail carrier vs rural carrier salary

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

	Rural Mail Carrier	Rural Carrier
Average salary	$36,111	$40,325
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $58,000	Between $21,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rural mail carrier and rural carrier education

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

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

Rural mail carrier vs rural carrier demographics

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

	Rural Mail Carrier	Rural Carrier
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%	Male, 38.0% Female, 62.0%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between rural mail carrier and rural 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.

Rural carrier example responsibilities.

Manage problems, conduct RCA investigations and deliver completed documentation.
Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specify routes by driving personal vehicle approve by USPS.
Improve efficiency and safety of the route taken to deliver mail in order to comply with USPS regulations
Attend bid openings for prospective construction projects and prepared/draft construction contracts in accordance with RCA policies/procedures.
Ascertain that delivery address matches actual address, requiring excellent number memorization.

Rural mail carrier vs rural 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 rural carrier skills

Delivery Sequence, 27%
Customer Service, 25%
Mail Delivery, 6%
Mail Security, 6%
Necessary Paperwork, 5%
Postal Service, 4%