Postmaster
Plans and runs the work of a U.S. post office and directs the people who handle mail.
Will AI replace postmaster jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 36 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
- Solve customer complaints
- Prepare and send reports on post office activities to supervisors
- Hire and train employees and review their work
What stays human
- Track employees' schedules and attendance for pay
- Organize and supervise work like sorting incoming and outgoing mail
- Make employee work schedules
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -0.3%. Typical pay: $96,660 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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