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	Postal Service Clerks	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	Cargo and Freight Agents	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
SUMMARY	68% High Risk	38% Low Risk	53% Moderate Risk	73% High Risk	74% High Risk
JOB SCORE	2.3/10	4.7/10	4.1/10	2.0/10	1.8/10
POLLING	83% (Imminent Risk, Based on 65 votes)	48% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)	72% (High Risk, Based on 79 votes)	70% (High Risk, Based on 61 votes)	82% (Imminent Risk, Based on 18 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-3.5%	-0.3%	8.5%	-7.7%	-4.8%
WAGES	$61,630 or $29.63 per hour	$66,140 or $31.80 per hour	$49,900 or $23.99 per hour	$43,190 or $20.76 per hour	$45,650 or $21.95 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	78,060	1,495,580	97,800	857,630	49,720
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DESCRIPTION	Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.	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.	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.	Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.

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