The postal careers guide · est. 2008
USPS jobs, pay scales and the Virtual Entry Assessment — explained.
What each postal job pays under the current union contracts, and how to pass the VEA 474–477 — the exams that replaced the old 473.
PostalWork.net is a reference guide, not a recruiter. Every USPS application happens at usps.com/careers — we explain each step so you arrive prepared.
Everything on the site, in six sections
Pay, jobs, exams, hiring, locations — each with its own front door.
VEA Exams 474–477
The current entry assessments — scoring, retakes and sample questions.
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Most-used resources
The pages readers come back to, one click from the front door.
Latest updates
Every money page carries a visible "updated" date — this strip shows the newest.
Each date is the day that page's figures were last rebuilt from the current union agreements and official USPS sources.
Part of the FederalJobs.net family
PostalWork.net has covered USPS careers since 2008, alongside our federal-careers guide FederalJobs.net (est. 1998). Pay figures come from the current union contracts and official USPS sources.
Pay tables are transcribed from the current NALC, APWU, NPMHU and NRLCA agreements and re-checked whenever a new contract takes effect.