Career pathway

Mail Clerk

ANZSCO 561411

Employed

2,000

Part-time share

41%

Female share

46%

Median age

45 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Mail Clerks collect, sort and despatch mail within organisations.

What they typically do

Receives and checks incoming mail and mail bags.
Assists with the verification of registered and special articles.
Operates mail processing equipment such as letter preparation lines, letter indexing and sorting equipment, multi-line optical character machines and bar-coding equipment.
Performs manual sorting duties and prepares documentation for dispatching mail.
Processes underpaid mail, bulk mail lodgements, express mail and other mail services.
Investigates complaints regarding lost items.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC

33.4%

NSW

32.5%

QLD

15.8%

7.5%

5.2%

ACT

3.7%

TAS

1.3%

0.4%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Mail Clerk.

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.