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

Want to work in Pennsylvania as a Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator? Read this first!

-20% Jobs Projection
$58,770 Median Salary
230 Job Openings

While jobs for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

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

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

In 2018, there were 5,220 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators working in the state.

There were 5,520 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 300 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 Pennsylvania has more Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 20.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -16.5%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 230 annual job openings, and a total of 4,300 jobs for Pennsylvania Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in 2026.

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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators ranged from $35,220 to $60,110 with $58,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.93 to $28.9. The median hourly rate was $28.26.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.53 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 10,860 $58,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,690 $58,780
Pittsburgh, PA 1,640 $58,770
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 700 $57,460
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 360 $58,770
Lancaster, PA 300 $58,760
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 150 $59,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 100 $45,580
Johnstown, PA 80 $58,770
Erie, PA 60 $59,520
Altoona, PA 50 $46,620
York-Hanover, PA 40 $59,870

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

The table below shows the states 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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