Operating Statistics

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
(Actual Numbers, unaudited)
Career Employees
Headquarters and HQ Related Employees *
Headquarters * * * 2,761 2,654 2,708 1,867 1,712
Headquarters - Field Support
Units * * / * * * 		4,402 4,333 3,396 4,104 3,848
Inspection Service - Field 3,130 3,443 3,648 3,770 3,875
Inspector General 1,071 843 782 723 722
Total HQ and HQ Related Employees 11,364 11,273 10,534 10,464 10,157
Field Employees *
Area Offices * * 1,395 1,420 2,196 2,205 2,107
Postmasters / Installation Heads 25,429 25,322 25,519 25,509 25,771
Supervisors / Managers 33,201 33,234 33,635 35,360 37,829
Professional Administration and Technical Personnel 8,539 8,945 9,168 9,436 9,661
Clerks 213,920 221,644 226,183 242,276 256,656
Nurses 166 167 167 171 173
Mail Handlers 57,158 56,028 54,769 56,776 59,259
City Delivery Carriers 224,400 228,278 228,140 229,404 233,639
Motor Vehicle Operators 8,715 8,689 8,628 8,778 9,092
Rural Delivery Carriers - Full Time 66,344 64,335 62,762 61,611 60,817
Building and Equipment Maintenance Personnel 39,986 39,893 40,263 41,469 42,275
Vehicle Maintenance Employees 5,521 5,488 5,521 5,576 5,513
Total Field Employees 684,774 693,443 696,951 718,571 742,792
Total Career Employees 696,138 704,716 707,485 729,035 752,949
Non-Career Employees *
Casuals 22,518 19,182 20,529 17,373 19,065
Non-Bargaining Temporary 1,135 1,185 1,138 910 807
Rural Part Time:
Subs / RCA / RCR / AUX		 59,087 57,411 56,403 56,451 56,474
Postmaster Relief and Leave Replacements 12,188 12,046 12,157 12,161 12,234
Transitional Employees 5,133 8,460 9,884 11,025 12,847
Total Non-Career Employees 100,061 98,284 100,111 97,920 101,427
Total Employees 796,199 803,000 807,596 826,955 854,376

* Complement data from On-Rolls and Paid Employee Statistics database as of end of September 2003-2006 and early September 2002.
* * Beginning 2005 employees in the Sales organization were reported as Headquarters Related instead of in the Area Offices.
* * * Beginning 2004 field employees performing headquarters functions were re-classified as Headquarters Related.