Career

Mail Sorters

Trades & Services

Career stats

Weekly pay

$1,074

Prospects

Medium

Employed in Australia

15,800

Growth

Strong growth

Overview

Mail Sorters receive, sort and despatch mail in organisations and postal sorting centres.

Job Titles

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Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

  • receiving and checking incoming mail and mail bags
  • assisting with the verification of registered and special articles
  • operating mail processing equipment such as letter preparation lines letter indexing and sorting equipment
  • performing manual sorting duties and preparing documentation for despatching mail
  • processing underpaid mail bulk mail lodgements express mail and other mail services
  • operating letter indexing and sorting machines multi-line optical character machines and bar-coding equipment
  • investigating complaints regarding lost items

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

  • Certificate II in Road Transport Yard Operations (Freight Handler) Certificate II in Business
More about VET

Industry

Trades & Services

If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.Careers in Manufacturing are available in a variety of industries such as: aerospace, furnishing, laboratory operations, metal fitting, engineering and boating, process manufacturing, mineral products, plastics, rubber, recreational vehicles and textiles, clothing and footwear. Structural Steel and Welding Trades workers, and Metal Fitters and Machinists are the trades most in demand in Manufacturing at present. There are thousands of Manufacturing businesses in Australia, employing almost one million people. New developments in sustainable Manufacturing aim to produce goods in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way while at the same time maintaining, if not improving productivity. This makes it a very interesting time to join this sector.This industry also covers professions such as Garden and Nursery Labourers, Jewellers, Florists, Beauty Therapists, Hairdressers and more! All these types of career paths offer Apprenticeships and Traineeships (together with school-based options), VET and university pathways.

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