Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment.

“Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment.” is a supplemental task performed by Billing and Posting Clerks. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 19th by importance (#12 most important). About 47% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment. in Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors. · importance 4.9
• Resolve discrepancies in accounting records. · importance 4.6
• Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered. · importance 4.6
• Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines. · importance 4.5
• Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due. · importance 4.5
• Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks. · importance 4.4
• Verify signatures and required information on checks. · importance 4.4
• Keep records of invoices and support documents. · importance 4.4
• Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods. · importance 4.3
• Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services. · importance 4.3
• Contact customers to obtain or relay account information. · importance 4.3
• Consult sources, such as rate books, manuals, or insurance company representatives, to determine specific charges or information such as rules, regulations, or government tax and tariff information. · importance 4.2
• Compare previously prepared bank statements with canceled checks and reconcile discrepancies. · importance 4.2
• Take orders for imprinted checks. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Billing and Posting Clerks page.

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-23250,
  title  = {Weigh envelopes containing statements to determine correct postage and affix postage, using stamps or metering equipment.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-23250}
}