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Marine Corps 0161 · Postal Clerk

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Postal Clerk (0161) is a Marine Corps enlisted specialty. O*NET's military crosswalk links it to 17 civilian occupations; the closest matches here are Postal Service Clerks, Postal Service Mail Carriers, and Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Typical national pay across these matches runs from $39,280 to $114,130 a year, and 1 of them carries an O*NET Bright Outlook (growing or many openings).

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Civilian jobs your experience qualifies you for

Your $19 package includes a personal Career Match Report built from your own duties. Here are the jobs the U.S. Department of Labor matches to 0161, with typical national pay.

Postal Service Clerks

$62,130/yr typical pay

Stable demand

Postal Service Mail Carriers

$60,550/yr typical pay

Stable demand

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

$58,470/yr typical pay

Fewer openings over time

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

$39,280/yr typical pay

Fewer openings over time

Administrative Services Managers

$114,130/yr typical pay

Growing

Typical pay = national median from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay varies by location and experience. Job matches from the O*NET Military Crosswalk.

What employers will see on your resume

Sample resume lines built from the tasks the U.S. Department of Labor (O*NET) lists for civilian jobs that match 0161. Use the ones that describe what you actually did.

Examples only, adapted from O*NET task statements for Postal Service Clerks; Postal Service Mail Carriers; Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators; and Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service. Your resume is written from your own duties and uses only the numbers you give us.

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A note from the founder

I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 2001 to 2009 as a 2W0 Munitions Systems specialist and a C-130 Loadmaster. I served in the Air Force, not the Marine Corps, so this page is built from O*NET and BLS data rather than my own memories. The problem is the same in every branch: your experience is valuable, and it has to be written in the civilian employer's language.

Travis Loso, founder of DutyToResume

Questions veterans ask

Do I list 0161 on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like postal service clerks, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Postal Clerk (0161), U.S. Marine Corps'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit 0161 best?

O*NET maps 0161 to 17 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include postal service clerks, postal service mail carriers, and postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators.

Which 0161 career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, Administrative Services Managers has the highest national median pay: $114,130 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-21. Sources: O*NET OnLine Military Crosswalk (O*NET 31.0), https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data and 2024-2034 employment projections, as published on O*NET OnLine occupation summaries.

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