Post Office Jobs

by Damp, Dennis V.

• ISBN13: 9780943641225
• ISBN10: 0943641225
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Bookhaven Pr

Summary

Anyone interested in a challenging career, with job security and excellent pay, needs to explore the lucrative Postal Service job market. Adding benefits, overtime, and premiums, the average hourly rate is $26.19, or $54,481 a year. Executives, professionals, and administrative employees earn between $20,875 to $161,200 per year. The Postal Service employs 860,000 workers in hundreds of job categories for positions at over 39,000 post offices, branches, and community post offices throughout the United States. Approximately 40,000 postal workers are hired each year to backfill for retirements, transfers and for employees who choose to leave for other reasons. This new edition includes updated information, two new chapters and a new appendix covering Postal Inspector positions, high paying related federal civil service occupations, and step-by-step guidance for those interested in applying for administrative and professional non-tested positions with the Post Office. Post Office Jobs is a one-stop resource for those interested in working for the Postal Service. It presents what jobs are available, where they are, and how to get one. The only Postal Service career guide with an Internet connection at http://federaljobs.net that covers All Occupations including professional, administrative, mail carrier, maintenance, technical, and clerical. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
The U. S. Postal Service	9	(8)
Benefits	9	(1)
Vacation & Sick Leave	10	(1)
Health & Life Insurance	10	(1)
Retirement	10	(1)
Employee Classifications	10	(1)
Full-Time, Part-Time Flexible, Supplemental	10	(1)
Seasonal Employment (Holidays)	11	(1)
Qualification Requirements	11	(1)
Age Limit	11	(1)
Entrance Exams	11	(1)
Citizenship, Physical Requirements, State Drivers License	12	(1)
Drug Testing	12	(1)
Application Procedures	13	(1)
Positions That Don't Require a Written Exam	13	(1)
Veterans Preference	14	(1)
Pay Scales	15	(1)
Postal Occupations With Over 1,000 Employees	16	(1)
The Hiring Process	17	(4)
Employee classifications	17	(1)
Recruitment, Examinations, Registers	18	(1)
Suitability	19	(1)
Selection, Appointment	20	(1)
Interviews	20	(1)
What Jobs Are Available	21	(16)
Improve Your Chances	22	(1)
Postal Service Occupations	22	(6)
Clerks and Mail Carriers	22	(1)
Nature of the Work	22	(2)
Working Conditions	24	(1)
Employment, Training, Advancement	25	(1)
Job Outlook	26	(1)
Earnings	27	(1)
Related Occupations	27	(1)
Custodian and Custodial Laborer	28	(1)
Data Conversion Operator	29	(1)
Maintenance Positions	30	(1)
Motor Vehicle Operator	31	(1)
Processing, Distribution and Delivery	32	(1)
City Carrier & Clerk	33	(1)
Distribution Clerk/Machine & Flat Sorting Operators	33	(1)
Mail Handler/Processor	34	(1)
Automated Mark Up Clerk	34	(2)
Occupations List (Partial)	36	(1)
Customer Services Sales District Offices	37	(6)
Customer Service Districts	38	(5)
Eastern	38	(1)
Great Lakes Area	39	(1)
Capital Metro Operations	39	(1)
New York Metro Area	39	(1)
Northeast Area	40	(1)
Pacific Area	40	(1)
Southeast Area	41	(1)
Southwest Area	41	(1)
Western Area	42	(1)
Postal Exams	43	(60)
The 470 Battery Test	43	(1)
Skills Tests	44	(1)
Road Test Examination	44	(1)
Study Habits	45	(1)
Sample Exams	46	(57)
Motor Vehicle Operator Exam 91	47	(6)
Clerical Abilities Exam 710	53	(6)
Computer Based Exam 714	59	(1)
Maintenance Position Exam 931	60	(15)
Maintenance Position Exam 932	75	(14)
Maintenance Position Exam 933	89	(14)
The 470 Battery Test	103	(48)
Introduction	103	(1)
The USPS 470 Battery Practice Exam	104	(15)
General Instructions	104	(6)
Sample Answer Sheet	110	(4)
Sample Questions	114	(5)
Address Cross Comparison Study Guide	119	(8)
Address Cross Comparison Practice Exam	121	(5)
Practice Exam Answers	126	(1)
Memory Study Guide	127	(9)
Memory Practice Exam	133	(2)
Practice Exam Answers	135	(1)
Number Series Study Guide	136	(7)
Number Series Practice Exam	138	(3)
Practice Exam Answers	141	(2)
Following Directions Study Guide	143	(7)
Following Directions Practice Exam	143	(6)
Practice Exam Answers	149	(1)
Additional Reference Material	150	(1)
The Interview Process	151	(10)
Interview Types	151	(2)
Before the Interview	153	(1)
Assess Your Interviewing Skills	153	(1)
Evaluate Your Strength	153	(1)
Assess Your Overall Appearance	153	(1)
During the Interview	154	(5)
Introductory Phase	155	(1)
Middle Phase	156	(1)
Frequently Asked Questions	156	(2)
Sample Questions You Should Ask	158	(1)
Closing Phase	159	(1)
Illegal Questions	159	(1)
After the Interview	160	(1)
Veterans Preference	161	(4)
Veterans Preference	161	(2)
Five Point Preference	162	(1)
Ten Point Preference	162	(1)
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act	163	(1)
What Does it Mean	164	(1)
Veterans Readjustment Appointments (VRAs)	164	(1)
Job Descriptions	165	(18)
Position Descriptions - a Cross Section of Postal Occupations	166	(17)
Occupation Directory	183	(22)
Complete list of all 2,000 Post Office Jobs Including Pay	184	(21)
Postal Inspectors	205	(14)
Overview	206	(1)
Requirements for U.S. Postal Inspectors	207	(1)
Recruiting Standards	208	(1)
Special Requirements	209	(3)
Application For U.S. Postal Inspectors	212	(5)
Completing Your Application	217	(1)
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Divisions	218	(1)
Civil Service Job Options	219	(12)
Locating Job Vacancies	220	(1)
Nature of Federal Employment	220	(3)
Working Conditions	223	(1)
Employment	223	(1)
Occupations	224	(3)
Outlook	227	(1)
Pay and Benefits	228	(2)
Educational Requirements	230	(1)
Appendix A Job Hunters Checklist	231	(4)
Appendix B Corporate Positions	235	(12)
Appendix C Application Forms	247	(6)
Index	253