| Positions with the US Postal Service are some of the | | | | Association of Letter Carriers, the National Postal Mail |
| more popular jobs on the market today. The USPS | | | | Handlers Union, and the National Rural Letter Carriers |
| employs hundreds of thousands of employees at | | | | Association. |
| thousands of locations throughout the US. | | | | United States Postal Service staff get medical health |
| Positions with the Post Office | | | | insurance, retirement plans, life insurance, and flexible |
| There are a variety of positions available at local post | | | | spending accounts. Additionally, postal staff have a |
| offices. USPS work involves processing, sorting, and | | | | useful time off plan. Full-time personnel earn 13 days of |
| delivering mail and packages along with providing | | | | vacation per year, growing to 20 days after 3 years |
| customer service and supplies. Most USPS personnel | | | | of employment, and to 26 days per year after fifteen |
| are mail carriers, clerks, or mail sorters and processors. | | | | years of service. Additionally, postal workers get 10 |
| US Postal Service clerks wait on clients, whereas mail | | | | holidays off each year. Finally, full- time workers are |
| sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | | | | allowed to use up to 13 days of sick leave per year |
| sort inbound and outbound mail. Mail carriers distribute | | | | due to illness or accident. |
| mail to hundreds of millions of locations throughout the | | | | United States Postal Service Eligibility Requirements |
| world. | | | | The United States Post Office has rigorous job |
| US Postal Service Job Announcements | | | | eligibility requirements. The essential job requirements |
| Postal Service job announcements are posted on the | | | | include a minimum age, basic competency in English, |
| internet. To look for an open position, it's best to check | | | | and US citizenship (or lawful permanent resident alien). |
| out the USPS website. The USPS website lists vacant | | | | There are added requirements regarding employment |
| jobs by state and job group (e.g., delivery, customer | | | | history, criminal history and safe driving record (for |
| support etc.). The USPS website also enables you to | | | | several positions). In addition, drug screening and health |
| submit an application for the position online. | | | | checks are requisite for many positions. |
| United States Postal Service Compensation and | | | | USPS Exams |
| Benefits | | | | Nearly all US Postal Service jobs will require |
| The compensation and benefit packages for postal | | | | candidates to take a postal service examination. To be |
| service workers is among the main factors why US | | | | considered for a United States Post Office job you |
| Post Office jobs are so sought after. As outlined by | | | | must receive a passing score on the test. Every |
| the APWU (American Postal Workers Union), a typical | | | | United States Postal examination will evaluate your |
| postal worker's wage (Level 5/Step O) is $52,747. | | | | skills and abilities specific to the job you are applying |
| This salary has grown from an average of only | | | | for. The questions tend not to require any specialized |
| $8,442 in 1969. The benefits for postal workers are | | | | knowledge to answer, but they do grade how well you |
| much like those enjoyed by Federal Government | | | | will be able to do your work. As an example,, some of |
| employees. Employees of the US Postal Service can | | | | the United States Postal Service examinations will rate |
| be members of assorted unions, such as: The | | | | how well you do at spotting differences in locations or |
| American Postal Workers Union, the National | | | | remembering postal route information. |