Rural route carrier vs mail distributor

The differences between rural route carriers and mail distributors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rural route carrier has an average salary of $41,800, which is higher than the $31,900 average annual salary of a mail distributor.

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

Rural route carrier vs mail distributor overview

	Rural Route Carrier	Mail Distributor
Yearly salary	$41,800	$31,900
Hourly rate	$20.10	$15.34
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	22,379	20,108
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Rural route carrier vs mail distributor salary

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

	Rural Route Carrier	Mail Distributor
Average salary	$41,800	$31,900
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $83,000	Between $22,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rural route carrier and mail distributor education

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

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

Rural route carrier vs mail distributor demographics

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

	Rural Route Carrier	Mail Distributor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 37.8% Female, 62.2%	Male, 48.3% Female, 51.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 62.9% 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 route carrier and mail distributor duties and responsibilities

Rural route carrier example responsibilities.

Manage problems, conduct RCA investigations and deliver completed documentation.
Deliver daily newspapers to customers in the community.
Save driving record with USPS vehicles.
Deliver mail and packages per set route while operating USPS vehicles to safety and legal standards.
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.

Mail distributor example responsibilities.

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

Rural route carrier vs mail distributor skills

Common rural route carrier skills

Delivery Sequence, 36%
Customer Service, 22%
Mail Delivery, 13%
Postal Service, 6%
Mail Security, 4%
USPS, 4%

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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