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Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Postmasters and Mail Superintendents and Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$92,730
$56,530
Employment · BLS OEWS
13,810
111,930
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
33rd pct
14th pct

At a glance

Dimension Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Median pay $92,730 $56,530
Employment 13,810 111,930
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-3.5%) Declining (-8.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 900 7,800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 33rd pct Low · 14th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 79th pct · 42% of tasks 78th pct · 41% 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: English Language, Production and Processing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Customer and Personal Service, Deductive Reasoning, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Written Expression, Category Flexibility, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making.

Specific to Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

  • Administration and Management
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Education and Training
  • Negotiation
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative

Specific to Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

  • Manual Dexterity
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Static Strength
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Trunk Strength
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Selective Attention

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 , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Data base user interface and query software , Time accounting software , Human resources software , Map creation software .

Specific to Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Specific to Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents or Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators — 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators." 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-postal-service-mail-sorters-processors-and-processing-machine-operators

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Singulariki. (2026). Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents-vs-postal-service-mail-sorters-processors-and-processing-machine-operators

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {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},
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