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Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Postmasters and Mail Superintendents and Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 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 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$92,730
$43,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
13,810
857,630
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
33rd pct
63rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Median pay $92,730 $43,190
Employment 13,810 857,630
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-3.5%) Declining (-7.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 900 69,300
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 Moderate · 63rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 79th pct · 42% of tasks 85th pct · 47% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Augmentation-leaning (50.8%)
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, Customer and Personal Service, Deductive Reasoning, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Education and Training, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Mathematics, Administrative, Computers and Electronics, Transportation, Written Expression, Category Flexibility, Persuasion, Judgment and Decision Making.

Specific to Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Negotiation
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Learning Strategies
  • Service Orientation
  • Writing
  • Active Learning

Specific to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Selective Attention
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Trunk Strength
  • Far Vision

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 , Procurement software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Specific to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents or Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks — 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 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks." 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-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks

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Singulariki. (2026). Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents-vs-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-postmasters-and-mail-superintendents-vs-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks,
  title  = {Postmasters and Mail Superintendents vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/postmasters-and-mail-superintendents-vs-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks}
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