Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.
- Tasks
- 13 tasks8 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- ManagementOne of its 59 occupations
- Code
- 11-9131.00SOC 2018: 11-9131
What the work is made of
8 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Monitor employees' work schedules and attendance for payroll purposes.Core taskTask 20842Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 2. Organize and supervise activities, such as the processing of incoming and outgoing mail.Core taskTask 5260Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 3. Resolve customer complaints.Core taskTask 5262Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 4. Prepare employee work schedules.Core taskTask 5264Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 5. Direct and coordinate operational, management, and supportive services of one or a number of postal facilities.Core taskTask 5261Rated by 85 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 6. Hire and train employees, and evaluate their performance.Core taskTask 5263Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 7. Prepare and submit detailed and summary reports of post office activities to designated supervisors.Core taskTask 5265Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 8. Negotiate labor disputes.Core taskTask 5266Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 9. Select and train postmasters and managers of associate postal units.Supplemental taskTask 5270Rated by 85 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 10. Inform the public of available services, and of postal laws and regulations.Supplemental taskTask 5269Rated by 85 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 11. Issue and cash money orders.Supplemental taskTask 5268Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 12. Collect rents for post office boxes.Supplemental taskTask 5267Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 13. Confer with suppliers to obtain bids for proposed purchases and to requisition supplies, disbursing funds according to federal regulations.Supplemental taskTask 5271Rated by 85 people who do the job, July 2016
Where this comes from
Quoted from the U.S. Department of Labor, and credited. Nothing on this page is written by us.
How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 11-9131
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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