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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in New Jersey

Is New Jersey a good place for you to work as a Mail Clerk or Mail Machine Operator?

-4% Jobs Projection
$33,050 Median Salary
320 Job Openings

While jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Work in New Jersey?

There were approximately 2,720 workers employed as Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state in 2018.

There were 2,950 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 920 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators working in it, which means New Jersey has more Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 3.9% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 320 annual job openings, and 2,930 total jobs in 2026 for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,400 annual jobs and 88,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators ranged from $20,610 to $49,340 with $33,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.91 to $23.72. The median hourly rate was $15.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.65 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.24.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 8,820 $34,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,790 $33,890
Trenton, NJ 250 $36,580
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 200 $24,610

Top States for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 8,990 $34,360
California 6,650 $31,340
Illinois 6,630 $27,610
Texas 5,920 $29,850
Pennsylvania 4,920 $29,850
Florida 4,190 $27,850
Virginia 4,050 $29,280
Ohio 3,770 $30,770
Minnesota 2,920 $29,750
New Jersey 2,720 $33,050
Georgia 2,450 $28,050
Missouri 2,270 $30,460
Michigan 2,000 $31,080
Connecticut 1,860 $33,060
Maryland 1,810 $32,130
Massachusetts 1,770 $35,470
Iowa 1,550 $28,790
Tennessee 1,420 $28,140
North Carolina 1,380 $28,860
Wisconsin 1,300 $30,890

Below are the states where Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $46,860
Alaska $40,500
Hawaii $37,700
Rhode Island $37,300
Washington $35,570
Massachusetts $35,470
Vermont $35,250
New York $34,360
New Hampshire $33,590
Connecticut $33,060

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