POSTAL CLERK (A9)
In New Jersey, Postal Clerk is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
The FY 2027 range lands between $39,358 and $56,481, and state payroll currently lists about 19 people in the title, led by Treasury.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Postal Clerk appears on the State payroll at 6 departments, most of them at Department of Treasury.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Treasury | 7 |
| Department of Labor | 7 |
| Motor Vehicle Commission | 2 |
| Veterans Affairs | 1 |
| Department of Environmental Protection | 1 |
| Department of Transportation | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 19 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $44,644. The agencies employing the most are:
- Treasury (7)
- Labor (7)
- Motor Vehicle Commission (2)
- Veterans Affairs (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of a Senior or Principal Postal Clerk or other supervisory official in a state department or agency which has its own post office, does the routine work involved in collecting, sorting, distributing, recording, and stamping incoming and outgoing letters and packages; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- As assigned, operates and performs routine maintenance on varied machines including: inserting and sealing machines, (electronic remote) meter machines, (perforated machines), automated presort machines or other presort operations, remote accounting system electronic scales, and performs the clerical duties subsidiary to their use.
- Collects letters to be mailed, wraps, weighs, and stamps outgoing packages to assure proper postage and handling.
- Records registered, insured, and valuable letters and packages and express mail as required by federal regulation.
- Weighs and stamps outgoing letters to assure proper postage rates.
- Takes letters and packages to the Trenton Post Office to be registered and/or insured; obtains and files the necessary receipts as required by federal regulation.
- Helps unload the mail truck and, as required, drives the mail truck to assure continuity of service.
- May occasionally be required to drive a single axle truck of a gross vehicle weight not to exceed 25,999 pounds.
- Sorts interdepartmental mail through use of call numbers and/or zip codes for distribution purposes.
- Maintains simple inventory records and stocks supplies of various types of envelopes and cards and other materials used by the unit; notifies a superior official of the need for further ordering.
- Maintains records of work completed, materials used, and time spent in order to justify services and ensure economy of mail service.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Requirements
This is an entry level position and as such there are no formal education and/or experience requirements.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of simple alphabet filing and simple arithmetic calculations.
- Knowledge of modern business office routines, procedures, and equipment.
- Ability to utilize presort guidelines using call numbers and/or zip codes.
- Ability to understand basic postal laws and mail unit and other regulations and apply them in accordance with established department procedures.
- Ability to check, calculate, and record postage charges.
- Ability to recognize presort in accordance with United States Postal regulations.
- Ability to do the manual work involved in the distribution, collection, sorting, recording, and stamping of incoming and outgoing letters and packages.
- Ability to load, unload, and drive the mail truck as required.
- Ability to do the routine manual work involved in operating one or more mail and inserting machines under supervision and to perform the attendant clerical detail work, including sealing, wrapping, collecting, receiving, sorting, distributing, recording, and stamping incoming and outgoing letters and packages.
- Ability to perform the simple routine maintenance required for continuous operation of mail room machinery.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
- CODES: 08/A09- JMR 5/27/95 07/A08-