Jobs Similar to Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Also called: Postal Service Mail Sorters
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Packers and Packagers and Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators: $58,470 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 79% | $39,280−33% | High school |
| 2 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 75% | $36,280−38% | High school |
| 3 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 74% | $34,890−40% | High school |
| 4 | Couriers and MessengersSame group | 74% | $39,200−33% | High school |
| 5 | Aircraft Service Attendants | 74% | $40,450−31% | High school |
| 6 | Transportation Security Screeners | 74% | $66,770+14% | High school |
| 7 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingSame group | 74% | $46,380−21% | High school |
| 8 | Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 73% | $68,840+18% | High school |
| 9 | Bridge and Lock Tenders | 73% | $57,700−1% | High school |
| 10 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 73% | $40,240−31% | High school |
| 11 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksSame group | 73% | $45,260−23% | High school |
| 12 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 72% | $78,000+33% | High school |
| 13 | Light Truck Drivers | 72% | $44,860−23% | High school |
| 14 | Food Batchmakers | 72% | $42,290−28% | High school |
| 15 | Log Graders and Scalers | 72% | $46,330−21% | High school |
| 16 | Parking Attendants | 71% | $35,150−40% | High school |
| 17 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 71% | $44,810−23% | High school |
| 18 | Sewing Machine Operators | 71% | $36,670−37% | High school |
| 19 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 71% | $43,220−26% | High school |
| 20 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 71% | $37,330−36% | High school |
- 1Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
79% similar · $39,280 (−33%) · High school
- 2Packers and Packagers, Hand
75% similar · $36,280 (−38%) · High school
- 3Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
74% similar · $34,890 (−40%) · High school
- 4Couriers and Messengers
74% similar · $39,200 (−33%) · High school · Same group
- 5Aircraft Service Attendants
74% similar · $40,450 (−31%) · High school
- 6Transportation Security Screeners
74% similar · $66,770 (+14%) · High school
- 7Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
74% similar · $46,380 (−21%) · High school · Same group
- 8Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
73% similar · $68,840 (+18%) · High school
- 9Bridge and Lock Tenders
73% similar · $57,700 (−1%) · High school
- 10Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
73% similar · $40,240 (−31%) · High school
- 11Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
73% similar · $45,260 (−23%) · High school · Same group
- 12Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
72% similar · $78,000 (+33%) · High school
- 13Light Truck Drivers
72% similar · $44,860 (−23%) · High school
- 14Food Batchmakers
72% similar · $42,290 (−28%) · High school
- 15Log Graders and Scalers
72% similar · $46,330 (−21%) · High school
- 16Parking Attendants
71% similar · $35,150 (−40%) · High school
- 17Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
71% similar · $44,810 (−23%) · High school
- 18Sewing Machine Operators
71% similar · $36,670 (−37%) · High school
- 19Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
71% similar · $43,220 (−26%) · High school
- 20Stockers and Order Fillers
71% similar · $37,330 (−36%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (89)
- Stockers and Order Fillers (78)
- Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (77)
- Packers and Packagers, Hand (75)
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (74)
- Bridge and Lock Tenders (73)
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (73)
- Log Graders and Scalers (72)
- Transportation Security Screeners (72)
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (70)
Questions about jobs like postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
What jobs are most similar to postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (79% similar), Packers and Packagers (75% similar), Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (74% similar), Couriers and Messengers (74% similar) and Aircraft Service Attendants (74% similar).
Which jobs like postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters ($78,000, +33%; usually a high school diploma), Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers ($68,840, +18%; usually a high school diploma) and Transportation Security Screeners ($66,770, +14%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators ($58,470). Without more preparation than postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators usually need: Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers and Transportation Security Screeners.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.