Career employees

(actual numbers, unaudited)

 

 

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Headquarters and HQ related employees

Headquarters

2,967

2,922

2,745

2,937

2,811

Headquarters — field support units

3,870

4,189

4,213

4,876

4,455

Inspection service — field

2,411

2,403

2,398

2,435

2,617

Inspector general

1,135

1,124

1,123

1,108

1,155

Total HQ and HQ related employees

10,383

10,638

10,479

11,356

11,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field employees

Area offices

807

805

809

1,079

1,047

Postmasters/installation heads

17,804

17,376

22,212

23,111

23,672

Supervisors/managers

22,940

23,566

25,083

27,792

28,812

Professional administration and technical
personnel

4,375

4,501

4,571

5,926

6,460

Clerks/nurses

118,751

139,666

149,562

157,168

177,842

Mail handlers

40,102

42,033

46,596

48,650

52,954

City delivery carriers

167,388

176,808

183,774

192,180

200,658

Motor vehicle operators

6,598

6,885

7,064

7,413

8,113

Rural delivery carriers — full-time

66,099

66,549

66,186

66,845

67,749

Building and equipment maintenance personnel

30,737

34,705

36,032

37,403

39,531

Vehicle maintenance employees

5,033

4,926

4,883

4,985

5,252

Total field employees

480,634

517,820

546,772

572,552

612,090

Total career employees

491,017

528,458

557,251

583,908

623,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncareer employees

Casuals

1,779

5,651

2,606

6,503

4,271

Postal support employees

28,793

20,281

10,471

0

0

Nonbargaining temporary

249

3,537

2,259

1,910

1,659

Rural part-time: subs/RCA/RCR/AUX

46,607

48,170

50,349

51,801

54,529

Postmaster relief and leave replacements

13,454

8,727

9,138

11,350

11,477

City carrier assistant (CCA)

30,433

0

0

0

0

Mail handler assistant (MHA)

5,382

0

0

0

0

Transitional employees

0

14,204

13,876

16,215

17,018

Total noncareer employees

126,697

100,570

88,699

87,779

88,954

Total employees

617,714

629,028

645,950

671,687

712,082

Note: The Postal Support Employees category was created in 2011.

Note: The City Carrier Assistant category was created in 2013.

Note: The Mail Handler Assistant category was created in 2013.