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Work Tasks

• Organize and supervise all post office activities
• Make sure mail gets where it is supposed to go and workers are doing their jobs
• Deal with customer complaints and tell the public about new postal laws and regulations
• Hire, train, and evaluate workers and make their work schedules
• Work indoors in post offices
• Work with forms, schedules, mail sorting machinery, stamps, money orders, bonds, certificates, and post boxes

Salary, Size & Growth

• $90,000 average per year ($43.25 per hour)
• A medium occupation (25,200 workers in 2010)
• Expected to decline (1.5% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: Work experience in the U.S. Postal Service
• Employers Prefer: A 4-year degree
• Certification/Licensing: You must be a U.S. citizen and pass a test.