1220.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition, 1997

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Contents >> 02 Structure & Definitions >> 8 Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers >> 81 Elementary Clerks >> 811 Elementary Clerks >> 8112 Mail Sorting Clerks >> 8112-11 Mail Clerk

8112-11	Mail Clerk
	Mail Officer

Collects, processes and despatches mail in an organisation.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification.

Tasks Include:

receives and checks incoming mail and mail bags
assists in the verification of registered and special articles
segregates and distributes mail into categories
sorts mail according to destinations
transfers mail between sorting and dock areas
re-wraps damaged articles
assists in the processing of bulk lodgements of mail
bundles sorted letters and ties and seals bags
operates mail processing equipment such as letter preparation lines, letter indexing and sorting equipment and postmarking machines