Postal Service Mail Carrier

Responsible for delivering mail to homes and businesses on time six days per week, except on Sundays.

Deliver packages and mail to businesses and people in towns, cities, and rural areas.
Set up a route and deliver mail six days a week on route.
Place packages and letters in mailbox and secure with mailbox flap.
Secure many envelopes or parcels with a rubber band.
Retrieve outgoing mail from boxes.
Place larger packages on porch or doorstep.
Take packages into businesses and give to individual.
Ensure people sign off for receipt of package.
Arrange mail in delivery sequence.
Collect money for postage-due and COD (cash-on-delivery) fees and obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail.
Leave notices on customers' doors informing them packages could not be delivered and will be held.
Sell stamps and money orders.
Answer questions about postal regulations.
Provide change-of-address cards and other postal forms when requested.
Operate approved vehicle to deliver mail or walk on foot.
Assist people by lifting heavy packages and placing them at their door.
Inform individuals when mail cannot be delivered due to holidays or inclement weather.