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Operating statistics

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Headquarters and Related Employees* blank
  Headquarters*** 2,654 2,708 1,867 1,712 1,836
  Headquarters-Field Support Units**/*** 4,333 3,396 4,104 3,848 5,653
  Inspection Service (field) 3,443 3,648 3,770 3,875 4,047
  Inspector General 843 782 723 722 713
  Total HQ and Related Employees 11,273 10,534 10,464 10,157 12,249
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Field Career Employees* blank
  Area Offices** 1,420 2,196 2,205 2,107 1,377
  Postmasters/Installation Heads 25,322 25,519 25,509 25,771 26,113
  Supervisors/Managers 33,234 33,635 35,360 37,829 38,754
  Prof. Admin. Tech. Personnel 8,945 9,168 9,436 9,661 9,764
  Clerks 221,644 226,183 242,276 256,656 269,792
  Nurses 167 167 171 173 180
  Mail Handlers 56,028 54,769 56,776 59,259 60,102
  City Delivery Carriers 228,278 228,140 229,404 233,639 240,295
  Motor Vehicle Operators 8,689 8,628 8,778 9,092 9,325
  Rural Delivery Carriers-Full Time 64,335 62,762 61,611 60,817 59,790
  Bldg. & Equip. Maintenance Personnel 39,893 40,263 41,469 42,275 42,604
  Vehicle Maintenance Personnel 5,488 5,521 5,576 5,513 5,558
  Total Field Career Employees 693,443 696,951 718,571 742,792 763,654
  Total Career Employees 704,716 707,485 729,035 752,949 775,903
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Non-Career Employees blank
  Casuals 19,182 20,529 17,373 19,065 30,317
  Non-Bargaining Temporary 1,185 1,138 910 807 761
  Rural Subs/RCA/RCR/AUX 57,411 56,403 56,451 56,474 58,134
  PM Relief/Leave Replacements 12,046 12,157 12,161 12,234 12,313
  Transitional Employees 8,460 9,884 11,025 12,847 13,577
  Total Non-Career Employees 98,284 100,111 97,920 101,427 115,102
  Total Employees 803,000 807,596 826,955 854,376 891,005

* Complement data from On-Rolls and Paid Employee Statistics database as of end of September 2003–2005 and early September 2001–2002.
** Beginning 2005 employees in the Sales organization were reported as Headquarter-Field Support Units instead of in the Area Offices.
*** Beginning 2004 employees located outside the headquarters location, but performing headquarters functions are counted as headquarters employees.
**** The table above shows delivery growth of 958,512 in FY 2004. The absolute growth is 1,782,900 deliveries if FY 2003 were adjusted to reflect the current reporting procedure as implemented in FY 2004. For a more detailed discussion of the current reporting procedure, see the “Network Growth” section of the “Management Discussion and Analysis”.
***** FY 2003–2005 deliveries points are reported as of September 30th while FY 2001–2002 reflect deliveries as reported in early to mid-September.