£18,720
Average salary at age 20
£25,480
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Workers in this unit group collect, receive, sort and deliver mail, documents, correspondence or messages, either between or within establishments.Main Tasks
- Collects mail from post boxes, receives parcels, and collects correspondence, documents and other material from individuals, offices or other establishments;
- Sorts mail, parcels and other incoming and outgoing material for delivery, and maintains records of material received and despatched;
- Delivers mail, parcels, correspondence and other materials to specified or agreed routes and schedules;
- Completes delivery forms, collects charges, and issues receipts for the collection and delivery of registered or recorded mail and other items.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. A medical examination may be required. Entrants complete short induction courses followed by a programme of off- and on-the-job training. NVQs/ SVQs in Mail Operations are available at Levels 1 and 2.What Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 2 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 2 |
| (W2) Design studies | 3 |
| (L3) Sociology | 4 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 3 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 2 |
| (C8) Psychology | 2 |
| (W3) Music | 5 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 3 |
| (Q3) English studies | 4 |
| (L2) Politics | 1 |
| (H1) General engineering | 1 |
| (B7) Nursing | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 2 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
| (B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 3 |
| (I3) Software engineering | 1 |
| (H7) Production & manufacturing engineering | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 2 |
| (L1) Economics | 2 |
| (N1) Business studies | 6 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 2 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 10 |
| (P3) Media studies | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 1 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 2 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 5 |
UK Prospects
245100
Workforce Size
0.25%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
23453
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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