{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2a900570b24afc5c02e9f8fe","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2a900570b24afc5c02e9f8fe","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2a900570b24afc5c02e9f8fe","title":"Rural Carrier Associate (RCA)","description":"United States Postal Service\nExternal Publication for Job Posting 11715025\nIf this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who will be invited to take or retake the\nexamination may be limited.\nBranch\nWisconsin District\nJob Posting Period\n05/06/2024 - 05/10/2024\nThis job has an exam requirement. Currently, applicants for this posting who do not yet have an exam score are being\ninvited to take the exam. Examining will continue until capacity has been reached.\nJob Title\nRURAL CARR ASSOC/SRV REG RTE\nFacility Location\nDENMARK PO\n135 WISCONSIN AVE\nDENMARK, WI 54208\nCONTACT INFORMATION: COREY DREES | corey.m.drees@usps.gov | (920) 863-2612 | POSTMASTER 18 (B)\nPosition Information\nTitle: RURAL CARR ASSOC/SRV REG RTE\nFLSA Designation: Non-Exempt\nOccupation Code: 2325-07XX\nNon-Scheduled Days: VARIES\nHours: VARIES\nRCAs must be available to work on an as needed basis.\nDRIVING REQUIRED: Applicants must have a valid state driver’s license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of\nunsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. The driving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions\nor territories or in U.S. military installations worldwide.\n*A personal vehicle suitable for use may be required for this position*\nBENEFIT INFORMATION:\nThis is a non-career position, which may lead to a career position. RCAs are immediately eligible to enroll in the USPS Health\nBenefits Plan with a Postal Service premium contribution. After completing one year without a break in service of more than 5\ndays, RCAs may also be eligible for: health insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB); dental\nand vision insurance through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP); flexible spending\naccounts program through FSAFEDS and long term care insurance through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program\n(FLTCIP). May receive Wounded Warrior leave provided eligibility criteria are met.\nSALARY RANGE: $20.38 per hour paid bi-weekly\nFINANCE NUMBER: 562240\nPersons Eligible to Apply\nAll U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent resident aliens, citizens of American Samoa or other territory owing permanent allegiance\nto the United States. Applicants entitled to veterans’ preference and/or covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunity\nAct may apply for any posted position. Applicants must apply online at www.usps.com/careers to be considered for this\nemployment opportunity. You must have a valid email address to apply as communication regarding employment\nopportunities, examinations (when applicable), and background checks will be sent by email. Please add the following email\ndomain addresses to your contact list to allow all correspondence to be received - @usps.gov; @psionline.com;\n@geninfo.com; @uspis.gov. EXAM: If an exam is required and you are invited to take the test, instructions regarding the\nexam process will be sent to you via email. Please ensure you can receive email messages from our test vendor and follow\ninstructions carefully so you can be considered for this employment opportunity. SCREENINGS: You may receive multiple\nrequests for background checks in regards to this employment opportunity. Respond to all requests quickly as we anticipate\nfilling our vacancies quickly and nonresponses may result in disqualification for this opportunity.\nBackground Check\nThe Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI\nfingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where\nthe individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation,\nthe criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding\n5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only,\nbut only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S.\ngovernment (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or\nas an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background\ncheck because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.\nFunctional Purpose\nCases, delivers, and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a\nvariety of services.\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n1. Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.\n2. Receives and signs for accountable mail.\n3. Loads mail in vehicle.\n4. Delivers mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule by a vehicle; collects monies and receipts\nfor accountable mail; picks up mail from customers' roadside boxes.\n5. Sells stamps, stamped paper and money orders; accepts C.O.D., registered, certified, and insured mail and parcel post;\nfurnishes routine information concerning postal matters and provides requested forms to customer.\n6. Returns mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submits monies and receipts to post office.\n7. Prepares mail for forwarding and maintains records of change of address information.\n8. Prepares a daily trip report and maintains a list of the customers on the route.\n9. Conducts special surveys when required.\n10. Maintains an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route.\n11. Provides for mail security at all times.\nRural Carrier Associates are non-career employees who provide customers along a rural route a variety of services including\ndelivering and collecting mail and selling stamps, supplies and money orders. Desirable candidates may be required to have\na vehicle suitable for use and live within easy commuting distance of the facility location.\nThe job is physically demanding. Work is performed indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Carriers may be required\nto load and unload trays and containers of mail and parcels weighing as much as 70 pounds. Work is available usually on\nSaturdays, then on an as needed basis to cover the absence of the carrier.\nSUPERVISION\nManager, Customer Services; Supervisor, Customer Services; or Postmaster\nThe United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated\nand innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and\nexperience the following requirements:\nRequirements\n1. DOCUMENT DATE: March 16, 2019\nFUNCTION\nCases, delivers and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a\nvariety of services.\nDESCRIPTION OF WORK\nSee the Standard Position Description for the Occupation Code given above.\nREQUIREMENTS\nThere are no separately evaluated knowledge, skill, or ability requirements for this position.\nEXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS\nApplicants must successfully complete the Virtual Entry Assessment – MC (474).\nTRAINING/EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS\nIndividuals who qualify and are selected under this standard will be required to complete prescribed training satisfactory to\ndemonstrate, through testing and/or practical demonstration, possession of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) required for\nthe job. Failure to demonstrate any KSA is disqualifying. KSAs include Postal Service driving policies, safe driving practices,\nand skills associated with specific job duties.\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nApplicants must be physically able to efficiently perform the duties of this position, which require arduous exertion involving\nprolonged standing, walking, bending and reaching, and may involve handling heavy containers of mail weighing up to the\nallowable maximum mailing weight.\nADDITIONAL PROVISIONS\nRural Carriers are required to provide service to the public. They must maintain a neat and professional appearance and\ndemeanor in such interactions.\nApplicants must have a valid state driver's license and demonstrate and maintain a safe driving record.\nQualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement\nto be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.\nQualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement\nto be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION:\nApplications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans'\npreference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form\n214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an\nequal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or\nselection process, please make your request to the examiner, selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This\nrequest can also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your limitations and the accommodation\nneeded. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.\nThe Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act) prohibits the Postal Service from inquiring into the\ncriminal history of applicants before a conditional offer of employment has been made and sets out penalties for individual\nemployees who violate the law. An applicant who feels their rights under this federal law have been violated has 30 days\nfrom the date of the alleged violation to file a complaint with the Postal Service at FairChanceActSupport@usps.gov. Further\ninformation can be found at www.usps.com.\nSPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.\nJob Type: Part-time\nPay: $20.38 per hour\nBenefits:\n401(k)\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nPaid time off\nPaid training\nVision insurance\nWork Days:\nHolidays\nMonday to Friday\nWeekends as needed\nWork Location: In person","company":"United States Postal Service","rawCompany":"united states postal service","city":"Denmark","state":"WI","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T13:38:29.956Z","occupations":[{"code":"43-5052.00","title":"Postal Service Mail Carriers","slug":"postal-service-mail-carriers"},{"code":"43-5051.00","title":"Postal Service Clerks","slug":"postal-service-clerks"},{"code":"43-9051.00","title":"Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service","slug":"mail-clerks-and-mail-machine-operators-except-postal-service"}],"industries":[{"code":"491110","title":"Postal Service","slug":"postal-service"},{"code":"492110","title":"Couriers and Express Delivery Services","slug":"couriers-and-express-delivery-services"},{"code":"492210","title":"Local Messengers and Local Delivery","slug":"local-messengers-and-local-delivery"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Rural Carrier Associate (RCA)","description":"United States Postal Service\nExternal Publication for Job Posting 11715025\nIf this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who will be invited to take or retake the\nexamination may be limited.\nBranch\nWisconsin District\nJob Posting Period\n05/06/2024 - 05/10/2024\nThis job has an exam requirement. Currently, applicants for this posting who do not yet have an exam score are being\ninvited to take the exam. Examining will continue until capacity has been reached.\nJob Title\nRURAL CARR ASSOC/SRV REG RTE\nFacility Location\nDENMARK PO\n135 WISCONSIN AVE\nDENMARK, WI 54208\nCONTACT INFORMATION: COREY DREES | corey.m.drees@usps.gov | (920) 863-2612 | POSTMASTER 18 (B)\nPosition Information\nTitle: RURAL CARR ASSOC/SRV REG RTE\nFLSA Designation: Non-Exempt\nOccupation Code: 2325-07XX\nNon-Scheduled Days: VARIES\nHours: VARIES\nRCAs must be available to work on an as needed basis.\nDRIVING REQUIRED: Applicants must have a valid state driver’s license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of\nunsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. The driving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions\nor territories or in U.S. military installations worldwide.\n*A personal vehicle suitable for use may be required for this position*\nBENEFIT INFORMATION:\nThis is a non-career position, which may lead to a career position. RCAs are immediately eligible to enroll in the USPS Health\nBenefits Plan with a Postal Service premium contribution. After completing one year without a break in service of more than 5\ndays, RCAs may also be eligible for: health insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB); dental\nand vision insurance through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP); flexible spending\naccounts program through FSAFEDS and long term care insurance through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program\n(FLTCIP). May receive Wounded Warrior leave provided eligibility criteria are met.\nSALARY RANGE: $20.38 per hour paid bi-weekly\nFINANCE NUMBER: 562240\nPersons Eligible to Apply\nAll U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent resident aliens, citizens of American Samoa or other territory owing permanent allegiance\nto the United States. Applicants entitled to veterans’ preference and/or covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunity\nAct may apply for any posted position. Applicants must apply online at www.usps.com/careers to be considered for this\nemployment opportunity. You must have a valid email address to apply as communication regarding employment\nopportunities, examinations (when applicable), and background checks will be sent by email. Please add the following email\ndomain addresses to your contact list to allow all correspondence to be received - @usps.gov; @psionline.com;\n@geninfo.com; @uspis.gov. EXAM: If an exam is required and you are invited to take the test, instructions regarding the\nexam process will be sent to you via email. Please ensure you can receive email messages from our test vendor and follow\ninstructions carefully so you can be considered for this employment opportunity. SCREENINGS: You may receive multiple\nrequests for background checks in regards to this employment opportunity. Respond to all requests quickly as we anticipate\nfilling our vacancies quickly and nonresponses may result in disqualification for this opportunity.\nBackground Check\nThe Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI\nfingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where\nthe individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation,\nthe criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding\n5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only,\nbut only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S.\ngovernment (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or\nas an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background\ncheck because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.\nFunctional Purpose\nCases, delivers, and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a\nvariety of services.\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n1. Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.\n2. Receives and signs for accountable mail.\n3. Loads mail in vehicle.\n4. Delivers mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule by a vehicle; collects monies and receipts\nfor accountable mail; picks up mail from customers' roadside boxes.\n5. Sells stamps, stamped paper and money orders; accepts C.O.D., registered, certified, and insured mail and parcel post;\nfurnishes routine information concerning postal matters and provides requested forms to customer.\n6. Returns mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submits monies and receipts to post office.\n7. Prepares mail for forwarding and maintains records of change of address information.\n8. Prepares a daily trip report and maintains a list of the customers on the route.\n9. Conducts special surveys when required.\n10. Maintains an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route.\n11. Provides for mail security at all times.\nRural Carrier Associates are non-career employees who provide customers along a rural route a variety of services including\ndelivering and collecting mail and selling stamps, supplies and money orders. Desirable candidates may be required to have\na vehicle suitable for use and live within easy commuting distance of the facility location.\nThe job is physically demanding. Work is performed indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Carriers may be required\nto load and unload trays and containers of mail and parcels weighing as much as 70 pounds. Work is available usually on\nSaturdays, then on an as needed basis to cover the absence of the carrier.\nSUPERVISION\nManager, Customer Services; Supervisor, Customer Services; or Postmaster\nThe United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated\nand innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and\nexperience the following requirements:\nRequirements\n1. DOCUMENT DATE: March 16, 2019\nFUNCTION\nCases, delivers and collects mail along a prescribed rural route using a vehicle; provides customers on the route with a\nvariety of services.\nDESCRIPTION OF WORK\nSee the Standard Position Description for the Occupation Code given above.\nREQUIREMENTS\nThere are no separately evaluated knowledge, skill, or ability requirements for this position.\nEXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS\nApplicants must successfully complete the Virtual Entry Assessment – MC (474).\nTRAINING/EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS\nIndividuals who qualify and are selected under this standard will be required to complete prescribed training satisfactory to\ndemonstrate, through testing and/or practical demonstration, possession of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) required for\nthe job. Failure to demonstrate any KSA is disqualifying. KSAs include Postal Service driving policies, safe driving practices,\nand skills associated with specific job duties.\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nApplicants must be physically able to efficiently perform the duties of this position, which require arduous exertion involving\nprolonged standing, walking, bending and reaching, and may involve handling heavy containers of mail weighing up to the\nallowable maximum mailing weight.\nADDITIONAL PROVISIONS\nRural Carriers are required to provide service to the public. They must maintain a neat and professional appearance and\ndemeanor in such interactions.\nApplicants must have a valid state driver's license and demonstrate and maintain a safe driving record.\nQualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement\nto be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.\nQualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement\nto be drug free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION:\nApplications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans'\npreference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form\n214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an\nequal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or\nselection process, please make your request to the examiner, selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This\nrequest can also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your limitations and the accommodation\nneeded. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.\nThe Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act) prohibits the Postal Service from inquiring into the\ncriminal history of applicants before a conditional offer of employment has been made and sets out penalties for individual\nemployees who violate the law. An applicant who feels their rights under this federal law have been violated has 30 days\nfrom the date of the alleged violation to file a complaint with the Postal Service at FairChanceActSupport@usps.gov. Further\ninformation can be found at www.usps.com.\nSPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.\nJob Type: Part-time\nPay: $20.38 per hour\nBenefits:\n401(k)\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nPaid time off\nPaid training\nVision insurance\nWork Days:\nHolidays\nMonday to Friday\nWeekends as needed\nWork Location: In person","datePosted":"2026-08-09T13:38:29.956Z","dateModified":"2026-08-09T13:38:29.956Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"United States Postal Service","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Denmark","addressRegion":"WI","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"2a900570b24afc5c02e9f8fe"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2a900570b24afc5c02e9f8fe"}}