Description
Inspect and verify incoming and outgoing USPS mail for compliance with postal regulations, security standards, and service requirements. Examine exception items, research addresses and postage issues, and document findings. Operate screening and barcode equipment, coordinate with processing operations, and maintain records of examined, held, and released mail. Includes USPS employees and contractors performing mail examination duties.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Perceptual Speed
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Multilimb Coordination
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Public Service & Safety
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
