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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky

Is Kentucky a good place for you to work as a Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator?

-16% Jobs Projection
$58,760 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

While jobs for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

  • Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 920 people working as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 930 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,110 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 16.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 830 total jobs in 2026 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,200 annual jobs and 89,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators ranged from $35,270 to $60,110 with $58,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.96 to $28.9. The median hourly rate was $28.25.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.53 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.72.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,140 $58,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 570 $58,760
Lexington-Fayette, KY 230 $46,630
Evansville, IN-KY 160 $42,780

Top States for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 12,510 $58,770
New York 8,920 $58,770
Texas 6,410 $58,780
Florida 5,840 $58,770
Illinois 5,710 $58,770
Pennsylvania 5,220 $58,770
New Jersey 4,860 $58,780
Ohio 3,890 $58,770
Michigan 3,340 $58,770
Massachusetts 3,070 $58,770
North Carolina 2,920 $58,770
Missouri 2,620 $58,770
Maryland 2,590 $58,780
Georgia 2,530 $58,780
Virginia 2,420 $58,770
Minnesota 2,160 $58,770
Colorado 2,150 $58,770
Tennessee 2,110 $58,770
Washington 1,950 $58,780
Indiana 1,780 $47,580

Below are the states where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Idaho $60,090
Delaware $59,880
Hawaii $59,870
Vermont $58,780
Connecticut $58,780
Texas $58,780
New Jersey $58,780
Washington $58,780
District of Columbia $58,780
Maryland $58,780

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Occupation Kentucky Employment Total
Postal Service Mail Carriers 4,750
Postal Service Clerks 1,280

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