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Careers / Postal Service Mail Carriers |
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Job Requirements |
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Experience:
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before. |
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Education:
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job. |
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Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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| Service Orientation —
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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| Reading Comprehension —
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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| Active Listening —
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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| Mathematics —
Using mathematics to solve problems.
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| Speaking —
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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| Written Comprehension —
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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| Perceptual Speed —
The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
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| Spatial Orientation —
The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
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| Stamina —
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
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| Static Strength —
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
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Knowledge |
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| Geography —
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
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| Mathematics —
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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| Transportation —
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
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| Clerical —
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
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| Did you know... |
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| The MyPlan.com Jr. College Database provides detailed profiles on more than 1,100 different community colleges in the U.S. |
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