Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC)
Part-timeReno, NVFull-time / Part-time$21.89/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Assistant Rural Carrier delivers and collects mail and packages along rural routes in Reno, Sparks, and surrounding areas. The role may require providing a personal vehicle and offers service on weekends and holidays or up to seven days each week. Applicants must apply online and meet the stated driving, education, age, testing, licensing, physical, and customer-service qualifications.
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USPS Application Event - Walk-ins are welcome! Friday, November 6, 2026, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the EmployNV Career Hub 2281 Pyramid Way, Sparks NV 89431 Sparks Event Registration Link [1} https://usps.avaturefed.net/FieldHREvent?eventId=132232 USPS Application Event - Walk-ins are welcome! Friday, November 20, 2026, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the EmployNV Business Hub 4001 S. Virginia St Suite 11 Reno, NV 89502 Reno Event Registration Link: [1] https://usps.avaturefed.net/FieldHREvent?eventId=132234 POSITION: Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC) TYPE: Full Time and Part Time LOCATION: Reno, Sparks, and surrounding areas SALARY: $21.89/hr., paid bi-weekly TO APPLY: Applicants are required to apply online at www.usps.com/employment to be considered for this employment opportunity. You need to have a valid email address to apply as communication regarding employment opportunities, examinations, interviews and background checks will be conveyed by email. Please note, employers may close jobs on the website at any time. SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting. JOB DESCRIPTION: Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC) deliver and collect packages along routes in rural areas. Provide a variety of services to customers along your assigned route and may be required to provide your own personal vehicle. As an ARC you may opt to provide service to your community on weekends and holidays or up to seven days each week; whichever suits your lifestyle. If you enjoy working outdoors, while keeping your week free, this may be a great fit for you. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - Two (2) years driving experience. - Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent. - Minimum 18 years of age or older for insurance purposes. - Successful completion and passing score on Postal Service Test 473. - Valid Driver's License; DMV Printout if selected for hire. - Position requires great attention to detail. - Ability to stand, walk, bend, and reach. Ability to handle heavy containers of mail weighing up to the allowable maximum mailing weight (70 pounds). - Company has strict grooming standards. - Company has strict accuracy/honesty standards. - Customer service skills required. - Able to provide I-9 documentation. - Employer conducts pre-employment drug screening and background check. JOB DUTIES: - Sort, lift and push moderate to heavy loads of mail and packages to prepare for delivery - Deliver mail along your assigned route - Pick up or collect mail from customers - Work indoors and outdoors in all weather: rain, snow, cold and heat BENEFIT INFORMATION: May receive Wounded Warrior leave provided eligibility criteria are met. No other benefits are available for this position.
How this job compares
Set against the 854 open Delivery jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$21.89/hr
- US median$17–22/hr226 hourly ranges
This rate, $21.89/hr, is 8% above the US median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Delivery hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 854 open Delivery jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Delivery postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (304 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 292 of the 854 open Delivery jobs (34%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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