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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Texas

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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Texas

Considering a career as a Mail Clerk or Mail Machine Operator in Texas?

0.3% Jobs Projection
$29,850 Median Salary
800 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Texas is growing slower than average.

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

How Many Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 5,920 people working as Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 6,040 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 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 Texas has more Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 0.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.4%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 800 annual Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators job openings in Texas, and 7,220 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators ranged from $20,330 to $40,000 with $29,850 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.78 to $19.23. The median hourly rate was $14.35.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.85 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.50.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,210 $30,260
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,160 $30,260
Austin-Round Rock, TX 870 $30,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 360 $30,680
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 200 $29,510
El Paso, TX 200 $29,830
Corpus Christi, TX 110 $25,750
Killeen-Temple, TX 80 $31,840
Lubbock, TX 70 $23,210
Longview, TX 40 $24,730
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 40 $28,210
Waco, TX 30 $29,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 30 $29,830

Top States for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see 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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