Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in South Dakota

Get the information you need to know about working as a Mail Clerk or Mail Machine Operator.

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

• Employment for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in South Dakota is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Work in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, there were 280 people working as Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 250 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 920 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 12.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.4%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators job openings in South Dakota, and 210 total jobs in the year 2026.

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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators ranged from $19,980 to $37,300 with $25,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.6 to $17.93. The median hourly rate was $12.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.71 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.32.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota 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
Sioux Falls, SD	150	$26,780
Rapid City, SD	60	$24,050
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	30	$31,660

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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.