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Job Conditions

Learn about the most important job conditions for Postal Service Clerks.

Importance*More Info
1.Indoors, Environmentally Controlled93
2.Importance of Being Exact or Accurate89
3.Contact With Others85
4.Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions82
5.Importance of Repeating Same Tasks80
Deal With External Customers80
7.Spend Time Standing78
8.Exposed to Contaminants71
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People71
10.Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable67
* Importance out of 100

Job Condition Scores

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
93
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
89
Contact With Others
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
85
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
82
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
80
Deal With External Customers
How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
80
Spend Time Standing
How much does this job require standing?
78
Exposed to Contaminants
How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
71
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
71
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
67