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Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Postmasters and Mail Superintendents and First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$92,730
$71,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
13,810
685,140
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
33rd pct
80th pct

At a glance

Dimension Postmasters and Mail Superintendents First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Median pay $92,730 $71,190
Employment 13,810 685,140
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-3.5%) About average (+1.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 900 67,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 33rd pct High · 80th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 79th pct · 42% of tasks 55th pct · 29% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Administration and Management, English Language, Production and Processing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Management of Personnel Resources, Deductive Reasoning, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Education and Training, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Personnel and Human Resources, Mathematics, Administrative, Computers and Electronics, Written Expression, Category Flexibility, Learning Strategies, Writing, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making.

Specific to Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Negotiation
  • Transportation
  • Service Orientation
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

  • Mechanical
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Systems Analysis
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Originality
  • Perceptual Speed

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Data base user interface and query software , Time accounting software , Human resources software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents or First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers

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  title  = {Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers},
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