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Graphs and Statistics

7.1Reading Graphs

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7.2Mean, Median, and Mode

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Chapter Test

Cumulative Review

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Postal Service Mail Carrier

Mail carriers follow schedules as they collect and deliver mail to homes and
businesses. They must have the ability to quickly and accurately
compare similarities and differences among sets of letters,
numbers, objects, pictures, and patterns. They also need
to have strong problem-solving skills to redirect
mislabeled letters and packages. Mail carriers weigh items
on postal scales and make calculations with money as they
read postage rate tables.

In Problem 19of Study Set 7.1, you will see how a mail
carrier must be able to read a postal rate table and know
American units of weight to determine the cost to send a
package using priority mail.

JOB TITLE:

Postal Service Mail Carrier

EDUCATION:

A high school diploma (or

equivalent) and a passing score on a written

exam are required.

JOB OUTLOOK:

Competition for jobs is high

since positions usually come open only

upon retirement of current mail carriers.

ANNUAL EARNINGS:

Average (mean) salary

$46,970

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos141.HTM