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Rural mail carrier job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected rural mail carrier job growth rate is -6% from 2018-2028.
About -29,300 new jobs for rural mail carriers are projected over the next decade.
Rural mail carrier salaries have increased -12% for rural mail carriers in the last 5 years.
There are over 178,384 rural mail carriers currently employed in the United States.
There are 21,544 active rural mail carrier job openings in the US.
The average rural mail carrier salary is $36,111.
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 178,384 | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 177,337 | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 180,569 | 0.05% |
| 2018 | 182,037 | 0.05% |
| 2017 | 179,107 | 0.05% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36,111 | $17.36 | --0.4% |
| 2024 | $36,274 | $17.44 | --7.1% |
| 2023 | $39,031 | $18.76 | --3.1% |
| 2022 | $40,297 | $19.37 | --1.9% |
| 2021 | $41,081 | $19.75 | --0.3% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 39,536,653 | 457 | 1% |
| 2 | New York | 19,849,399 | 102 | 1% |
| 3 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 95 | 1% |
| 4 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 92 | 1% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 87 | 1% |
| 6 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 84 | 1% |
| 7 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 80 | 1% |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 72 | 1% |
| 9 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 62 | 1% |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 40 | 1% |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 36 | 1% |
| 12 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 31 | 1% |
| 13 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 30 | 1% |
| 14 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 24 | 1% |
| 15 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 16 | 1% |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 15 | 1% |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 15 | 1% |
| 18 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 9 | 1% |
| 19 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 7 | 1% |
| 20 | Alaska | 739,795 | 6 | 1% |