BUSINESS + ECONOMY

USPS to hold job fair ahead of holiday season

Oct 18, 2022, 3:00 PM | Updated: 3:09 pm

Carrier at USPS mail truck, USPS is holding a job fair...

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier organizes mail to be delivered from the post office in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Authorities are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed a post office employee on Tuesday in Salt Lake City. (Steve Griffin/Deseret News)

(Steve Griffin/Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY — The United States Postal Service in Utah will hold a job fair this weekend in an effort to hire over 300 employees for the holiday season. The USPS said it has full-time, part-time and seasonal job positions available.

The USPS will hold the job fair on Friday and Saturday at its main Salt Lake City office at 1760 West 2100 South.

On Friday, Oct. 21 the fair will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday, Oct. 22 it will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The USPS said it has several positions open including city and rural mail carrier, holiday clerk and mail processing clerk.

Personnel from the USPS will be at the job fair to answer any questions and go in-depth about each available position.

The USPS said pay starts at $17 to $20 depending on the position and positions also come with benefits.

For those unable to attend the job fair, the USPS also has job applications on its website.

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