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1511 – Mail, postal and related workers
Mail, postal and related workers process and sort mail and parcels in post offices, mail processing plants and internal mail rooms, and clerks who serve customers and record transactions at sales counters and postal wickets. They are employed by Canada Post Corporation, courier and parcel express companies and establishments throughout the public and private sectors.
Profile
Example titles
- Bus parcel express clerk
- Express mail service clerk
- Mail clerk
- Mail room clerk
- Mail sorter
- Postal clerk
- Postal counter clerk
- Postal wicket clerk
- Railway mail clerk
Inclusions
- Bursting machine tender
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Calculate and affix the correct postage on letters, parcels and registered mail and receive payment from customers; sell stamps, prepaid mail and courier envelopes and money orders; route mail to the proper delivery stream; sign or obtain signatures from recipients for registered or special delivery mail and keep records; answer inquiries and complete forms regarding change of address, theft or loss of mail; and record and balance daily transactions.
- Sort mail according to destination; bundle, label, bag and route sorted mail to the proper delivery stream; and search directories to find the correct address for redirected mail.
- Receive, process, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, messages and courier packages manually or electronically; maintain address databases and produce personalized mailings; print and photocopy material, and address and stuff envelopes; weigh outgoing mail, calculate and affix proper postage, and bundle by postal code; and may operate and maintain print shop and mailing house equipment.
Postal workers
Mail sorters
Mailroom clerks
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school and some college office administration courses may be required.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory or facility management positions is possible with additional training or experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 1 – Business, finance and administration occupations
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 15 – Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
- Minor group
- 151 – Mail and message distribution occupations
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 1511.1 – Postal clerks 1511.2 – Mail sorters 1511.3 – Mail room clerks
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- NOC 2016 Version 1.3