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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Carolina

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Carolina

Get the information you need to know about working as a Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator.

-5% Jobs Projection
$57,400 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

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

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

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

1,110 people worked as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,250 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 5.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 1,130 jobs for South Carolina 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators ranged from $35,760 to $60,110 with $57,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.19 to $28.9. The median hourly rate was $27.6.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.21 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.39.

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

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Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 900 $58,780
Columbia, SC 420 $56,460
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 410 $57,760
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 210 $58,760
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 60 $45,670

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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