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Postal Service Mail Carriers
Also filed here: Postman, Mail carrier, Postal
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 0.3% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #655 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -0.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $60,550 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 316,400 in the US, with about 19,600 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Process shipments or mail23%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Process digital or online data7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 202 conversations, and it got them there 81% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Obtain formal documentation or authorization6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 585 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Sort materials or products6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Perform administrative or clerical activities5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Package objects4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 19,600 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
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- Shares 42% of the workPostal Service Clerks21% AI does, against 4% here-0.3% by 2035 · $62,130 · No formal credential
- Shares 38% of the workInsurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks48% AI does, against 4% here-1.9% by 2035 · $49,230 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.12, higher than 42% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-5052 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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