Careers · Postal Service Clerks · Rhode Island
Postal Service Clerks in Rhode Island
Postal Service Clerks handle multiple tasks at USPS post offices, including receiving mail and parcels, selling stamps and money orders, sorting mail into delivery routes, and checking postage accuracy. They work at post office counters and back-office areas, managing the flow of mail and customer transactions that keep the postal system operating. In Rhode Island the median pay is $61,570 a year, 1% below the national median of $62,130.
$61,570median pay in Rhode Island, per year
$56,740–$68,620middle half earn
250employed in Rhode Island
$62,130U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against postal service clerks and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against postal service clerks and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionService OrientationCritical ThinkingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessTime Management
Knowledge areas
Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageMathematics (knowledge)Sales and MarketingAdministrativeComputers and Electronics
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Postal Service Clerks.
Licenses and training in Rhode Island
Postal Service Clerks pay in other states
District of Columbia · $67,790New Jersey · $64,290North Carolina · $64,290California · $63,650Hawaii · $63,650Michigan · $63,650Louisiana · $63,210Maryland · $63,210Tennessee · $63,210New York · $62,690
Related occupations
Postal Service Mail CarriersPostal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsCargo and Freight AgentsFreight ForwardersCouriers and MessengersPublic Safety TelecommunicatorsDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceMeter Readers, Utilities
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against postal service clerks and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against postal service clerks and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 43-5051.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Rhode Island, annual.