"1. Postal Service Workers
- Pct. decrease: -26.4%
- 2010 jobs: 524,200
- Total job loss (2010-2020): -138,600
- Median annual wage: $53,090

It is not news to anyone that the U.S. Postal Service is suffering. In
August of this year, the USPS announced that it was losing $57 million a day
in the third quarter. The USPS cannot afford to hire more workers and many
jobs will be replaced by machines to save money on salaries and benefits.
There will be a decline of 48.5% in the number of mail sorters and
processors because their functions are being automated. Similarly, there
will be a decrease of 48.2% in the number of postal service clerks as a
result of the drop in first-class mail use. The number of mail carriers is
expected to fall by 12%, as their areas for delivery can expand as the
volumes of mail contract. Because postal workers are considered government
employees, their wages and benefits are quite good for the lack of an
education requirement."

Source: http://247wallst.com/2012/08/29/amer...earing-jobs/3/

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Victor Manta, PWO, AIJP

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