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	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	Cargo and Freight Agents	Logisticians	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
SUMMARY	84% Imminent Risk	53% Moderate Risk	31% Low Risk	38% Low Risk	67% High Risk	73% High Risk
JOB SCORE	0.9/10	4.1/10	7.0/10	4.7/10	2.4/10	2.0/10
POLLING	85% (Imminent Risk, Based on 17 votes)	72% (High Risk, Based on 79 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 211 votes)	48% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)	75% (High Risk, Based on 61 votes)	70% (High Risk, Based on 61 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-6.6%	8.5%	16.7%	-0.3%	-1.8%	-7.7%
WAGES	$38,150 or $18.34 per hour	$49,900 or $23.99 per hour	$80,880 or $38.88 per hour	$66,140 or $31.80 per hour	$57,770 or $27.77 per hour	$43,190 or $20.76 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	62,730	97,800	235,640	1,495,580	385,000	857,630
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DESCRIPTION	Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Time-stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.	Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.	Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.	Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.	Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.

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