{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2d807fb4dde6efe4754c537d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2d807fb4dde6efe4754c537d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2d807fb4dde6efe4754c537d","title":"Rural Carrier PTF","description":"Position Information\nTitle: RURAL CARRIER\nFLSA Designation: Non-Exempt\nOccupation Code: 2325-01XX\nNon-Scheduled Days: VARIES\nHours: VARIES\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.\nSALARY RANGE: Starting salary $25.25 per hour paid bi-weekly\nFINANCE NUMBER: 565690\nBENEFIT INFORMATION: This is a career position which offers excellent benefits. Newly hired employees are covered by\nthe Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Upon hire, employees are eligible to contribute into the Thrift Savings\nPlan (TSP) which is similar to 401(k) plans, and offers matching employer contributions. We offer the option to enroll into the\nHealth Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Dental, Vision and Long-Term Care Insurance Programs as well as Flexible\nSpending Accounts to cover eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent care (day care) expenses; accrued vacation\nand sick leave. In addition, the Postal Service offers a variety of employee discount programs ranging from tuition discounts\nto cellular service.\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 amd 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.\nJob Type: Part-time\nPay: $25.25 per hour\nShift availability:\nDay Shift (Preferred)\nAbility to Commute:\nMount Horeb, WI 53572 (Required)\nWork Location: In person","company":"United States Postal Service","rawCompany":"united states postal service","city":"Mt Horeb","state":"WI","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T13:38:30.118Z","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":"492210","title":"Local Messengers and Local Delivery","slug":"local-messengers-and-local-delivery"},{"code":"492110","title":"Couriers and Express Delivery Services","slug":"couriers-and-express-delivery-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Rural Carrier PTF","description":"Position Information\nTitle: RURAL CARRIER\nFLSA Designation: Non-Exempt\nOccupation Code: 2325-01XX\nNon-Scheduled Days: VARIES\nHours: VARIES\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.\nSALARY RANGE: Starting salary $25.25 per hour paid bi-weekly\nFINANCE NUMBER: 565690\nBENEFIT INFORMATION: This is a career position which offers excellent benefits. Newly hired employees are covered by\nthe Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Upon hire, employees are eligible to contribute into the Thrift Savings\nPlan (TSP) which is similar to 401(k) plans, and offers matching employer contributions. We offer the option to enroll into the\nHealth Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Dental, Vision and Long-Term Care Insurance Programs as well as Flexible\nSpending Accounts to cover eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent care (day care) expenses; accrued vacation\nand sick leave. In addition, the Postal Service offers a variety of employee discount programs ranging from tuition discounts\nto cellular service.\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 amd 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.\nJob Type: Part-time\nPay: $25.25 per hour\nShift availability:\nDay Shift (Preferred)\nAbility to Commute:\nMount Horeb, WI 53572 (Required)\nWork Location: In person","datePosted":"2026-08-09T13:38:30.118Z","dateModified":"2026-08-09T13:38:30.118Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"United States Postal Service","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Mt Horeb","addressRegion":"WI","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"2d807fb4dde6efe4754c537d"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2d807fb4dde6efe4754c537d"}}