USPS Jobs in kentucky
The U.S. Postal Service pays app $590 million a year in salaries and benefits to almost 8,000 employees who work at 716 Post Offices in Kentucky.
Nationally, the Postal Service pays out almost $47 billion a year in salaries and benefits to more than 625,000 employees who work at 31,600 facilities across the country.
Ever expanding delivery routes and natural employee turnover demand constant hiring and create an incredible number of job opportunities. Between 1,000 and 2,000 open jobs are posted on the USPS website every day of the year.
So, where are these jobs in Kentucky? Most of the jobs listed at the bottom of this page are available at Post Offices in metro areas.
• Louisville and its suburbs make up the largest metro area in Kentucky, and Lexington is the 2nd largest.
• There are number of additional population centers in Kentucky that offer numerous job opportunities including Bowling Green, Owensboro, Covington, Hopkinsville, Richmond, Florence, Georgetown, Henderson, Elizabethtown, Nicholasville, and more.
But there are also many jobs available at Post Offices in smaller communities throughout Kentucky. Getting a job at a one of these locations may be easier because there is not as much competition in areas with less population. Rural Carrier positions are particularly popular jobs. See our Rural Carrier Associate page for details on this job and why it is so popular. Most of the customer service, delivery, and mail processing jobs listed at the bottom of this page are available at smaller Post Offices as well.
The Postal Service recently revised everything about getting a Post Office job: the application process, the exams, everything. Nothing is the same. There’s no such thing as test dates anymore. You can apply for Post Office jobs and take exams anytime you want. And everything - the job search, the application, and even the exams - is now done online.
See our book, How to Really Get Postal Jobs, for critically needed guidance as you attempt to navigate the glitch-ridden and challenging new online job search and application process. See our How to Apply page for details on the new hiring and testing process.
New Exam 473E is now used to fill over 90% of all jobs, but the bad news is that it carries an 80-90% failure rate. And you have no chance at all if you don’t have one of the top three scores. Only the top three applicants are invited for an interview. See our Complete Postal Exam 473E Interactive eGuide for effective and proven successful test preparation.
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PSE & Assistant Jobs ... Your First Step Toward A Postal Career
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
PSE and Assistant jobs are late breaking news. Some of these newly created jobs were introduced only months ago. Other websites without details on PSE and Assistant jobs may be giving you out-of-date info.
City Carrier Assistant 1 & 2 (CCA)
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
Delivers and collects mail on foot or by vehicle. May be required to carry mail weighing up to 35 pounds in shoulder satchels or other equipment.
PSE Sales, Service, and Distribution Associate
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
This is the front counter retail clerk who performs a variety of customer support services. Must maintain pleasant and effective public relations.
PSE Mail Processing Clerk
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
Processes incoming and outgoing mail using automated mail processing equipment or manual methods of sortation and distribution.
PSE Post Office Clerk
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
PSE Post Office Clerks perform a variety of supervisory, window, box, and delivery services. PSE Post Office Clerk jobs are typically relief positions at smaller facilities in rural locations.
Mail Handler Assistant
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
Loads and unloads containers of mail, transports mail and empty equipment throughout a Postal facility, and opens and empties sacks of mail.
Rural Carrier Associate (RCA)
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
This position offers you far more than may be obvious at first glance. It is a relief delivery job that can work into a fulltime career position.
Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC)
The Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC) job is part-time relief position responsible for deliveries in rural areas on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
PSE Data Conversion Operator
Test required: Postal Exam 473 / 473E
Uses a computer to convert addresses into bar codes to be applied to letters for automated sorting, handling, etc.
Building Equipment Mechanic
Test required: Postal Exam 955
Performs complex maintenance work on buildings, building equipment systems, large automated air conditioning and heating systems, etc.
Maintenance Mechanic
Test required: Postal Exam 955
Performs semiskilled maintenance on buildings and various types of mail processing, customer service, and delivery equipment.
Electronic Technician
Test required: Postal Exam 955
Performs diagnostic and maintenance service on a variety of equipment and systems applying advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems.
Mail Processing Equipment Maintenance Mechanic
Test required: Postal Exam 955
Performs trouble-shooting and complex maintenance work throughout the system of mail processing equipment, building, and building equipment.
Area Maintenance Technician
Test required: Postal Exam 955
A mobile technician who handles maintenance responsibilities at various Postal facilities within a certain geographic area.
PSE Automotive Mechanic / Technician
Test required: Postal Exam 943/944
Performs repairs and maintenance on all types of motor vehicles. Troubleshoots and diagnoses vehicle malfunctions.
PSE Motor Vehicle Operator / Tractor Trailer Operator
Test required: Postal Exam 230/238/240
Operates trucks and/or tractor trailers in over-the-road service, city shuttle service, trailer spotting operations, etc.
PSE Custodial Maintenance
Test required: Postal Exam 916
Cleans and maintains buildings and grounds using power assisted tools and power driven custodial equipment.
Holiday Jobs
The Postal Service routinely hires extra temporary employees during peak holiday periods. Holiday jobs do not require an exam.
Casual Jobs
A non-career temporary position that can be assigned any or all job functions. Casual jobs do not require an exam.
Professional Corporate Jobs
Professional positions at Postal headquarters and key locations that carry demands for specific education, training, experience, etc.