Postal Service Clerks in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as a Postal Service Clerk?

While jobs for Postal Service Clerks in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Postal Service Clerks in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

• Postal Service Clerks in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postal Service Clerks Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 2,080 people working as Postal Service Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 2,170 Postal Service Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,170 Postal Service Clerks working in it, which means North Carolina has more Postal Service Clerks than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Postal Service Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 150 annual Postal Service Clerks job openings in North Carolina, and 1,970 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,800 annual jobs and 69,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Postal Service Clerks Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Clerks ranged from $40,860 to $61,340 with $60,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.64 to $29.49. The median hourly rate was $28.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.15 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.74.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Postal Service Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Postal Service Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	390	$60,100
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	340	$60,090
Raleigh, NC	170	$60,100
Greensboro-High Point, NC	120	$60,100
Asheville, NC	120	$60,100
Winston-Salem, NC	120	$60,100
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	110	$60,100
Fayetteville, NC	80	$60,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	80	$60,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	80	$60,100
Wilmington, NC	50	$46,770
Greenville, NC	40	$60,090
New Bern, NC	40	$45,570
Rocky Mount, NC	30	$60,100
Jacksonville, NC	30	$46,990
Burlington, NC	30	$60,100

Top States for Postal Service Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Postal Service Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	7,330	$60,100
New York	5,780	$60,090
Texas	4,750	$60,090
Pennsylvania	3,770	$47,500
Florida	3,680	$60,100
Illinois	3,080	$48,560
Michigan	2,680	$60,090
Ohio	2,670	$47,500
New Jersey	2,590	$60,100
Virginia	2,240	$54,500
Massachusetts	2,150	$60,090
Georgia	2,100	$60,100
North Carolina	2,080	$60,090
Missouri	1,820	$45,870
Indiana	1,620	$47,500
Washington	1,590	$46,630
Wisconsin	1,540	$46,510
Minnesota	1,490	$46,490
Tennessee	1,490	$47,500
Iowa	1,400	$44,720

Below are the states where Postal Service Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Georgia	$60,100
Rhode Island	$60,100
Arizona	$60,100
New Jersey	$60,100
California	$60,100
Hawaii	$60,100
Connecticut	$60,100
Delaware	$60,100
District of Columbia	$60,100
Florida	$60,100

Related Careers in North Carolina

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Occupation	North Carolina Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers	11,640
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	4,170

References

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

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