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How to become a mail carrier or sorting clerk

Official title: Mail carriers and sorting clerks

Also called: Mail clerk, Post carrier, Postman/woman

Mail carriers and sorting clerks perform sorting, recording, delivery and other duties in connection with mail services from post offices or related organizations, as well as from or within an establishment.

Main tasks

Performing mail-handling duties in public post offices or privately owned delivery establishments
Sorting and delivering mail to private houses and businesses
Providing delivery confirmation records when requested by the client
Sorting and keeping simple records of incoming and outgoing correspondence and dispatching outgoing mail in various establishments

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$19,600 a month
About 455,200 people in 2025, and about 412,000 projected by 2028. (-9.5%)
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a mail carrier or sorting clerk?

Not always. 35% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a mail carrier or sorting clerk?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026