Mail carrier
Sorts and delivers mail for the postal service along a set route, by vehicle or on foot.
Will AI replace mail carrier jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 42 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Answer customers' questions about postal services and rules
- Keep accurate records of deliveries
- Record address changes and redirect mail
What stays human
- Get signed receipts for special mail, collect fees, and finish paperwork
- Bring back mail picked up from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes
- Sort mail into the order it will be delivered
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -0.3%. Typical pay: $60,550 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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