Job Profile:      Advertising Inserter


Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Time-stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.

43-9051
Job Information
   
   
29,650 37,810 59,510

Select Tasks
Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters. Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing. Place incoming or outgoing letters or packages into sacks or bins based on destination or type, and place identifying tags on sacks or bins.
Clear jams in sortation equipment. Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary. Weigh packages or letters to determine postage needed, using weighing scales and rate charts.
Determine manner in which mail is to be sent, and prepare it for delivery to mailing facilities. Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations. Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.
Fold letters or circulars and insert them in envelopes. Remove from machines printed materials, such as labeled articles, postmarked envelopes or tape, and folded sheets. Add ink, fill paste reservoirs, and change machine ribbons when necessary.
Start machines that automatically feed plates, stencils, or tapes through mechanisms, and observe machine operations to detect any malfunctions. Read production orders to determine types and sizes of items scheduled for printing and mailing. Mail merchandise samples or promotional literature in response to requests.
Inspect mail machine output for defects and determine how to eliminate causes of any defects. Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures. Contact delivery or courier services to arrange delivery of letters and parcels.
Insert material for printing or addressing into loading racks on machines, select type or die sizes, and position plates, stencils, or tapes in machine magazines. Stamp dates and times of receipt of incoming mail. Operate computer-controlled keyboards or voice recognition equipment to direct items according to established routing schemes.
Adjust guides, rollers, loose card inserters, weighing machines, and tying arms, using rules and hand tools. Accept and check containers of mail or parcels from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors. Release packages or letters to customers upon presentation of written notices or other identification.
Answer inquiries regarding shipping or mailing policies. Use equipment, such as forklifts and automated "trains," to move containers of mail. Sell mail products, and accept payment for products and mailing charges.
Operate embossing machines or typewriters to make corrections, additions, and changes to address plates.





Select Abilities
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). The ability to see details at a distance. The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
The ability to see under low light conditions. The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.




Tools Used
Automated filing systems Automatic envelope opening machines Automatic envelope sealing machines
Computer data input scanners Computer inkjet printers Copy machines
Date stampers Digital duplicating machines Electronic cash registers
Electronic mailing machines Hand trucks Lamination machines
Laser facsimile machines Letter folding machines Mail addressing machines
Mail bins Mail carts Mail handling machines
Mail processing machines Mail scales Mail sorting equipment
Mail sorting trays Microfilm viewing equipment Mobile radios
Motorized tuggers Multiline telephone systems Package tying machines
Personal computers Postage marking machines Postage meters
Warehouse dollies

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