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Operating Statistics

	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
(Actual numbers, unaudited) Career Employees Headquarters and HQ Related Employees
Headquarters	2,892	2,856	2,761	2,654	2,708
Headquarters — Field Support Units *	4,429	4,527	4,402	4,333	3,396
Inspection Service — Field	2,890	2,991	3,130	3,443	3,648
Inspector General	1,159	1,147	1,071	843	782
Total HQ and HQ Related Employees	11,370	11,521	11,364	11,273	10,534
Field Employees
Area Offices *	1,316	1,281	1,395	1,420	2,196
Postmasters / Installation Heads	25,250	25,285	25,429	25,322	25,519
Supervisors / Managers	31,787	32,635	33,201	33,234	33,635
Professional Administration and Technical Personnel	8,010	8,058	8,539	8,945	9,168
Clerks	194,773	204,145	213,920	221,644	226,183
Nurses	134	160	166	167	167
Mail Handlers	55,812	57,882	57,158	56,028	54,769
City Delivery Carriers	211,661	222,132	224,400	228,278	228,140
Motor Vehicle Operators	8,558	8,726	8,715	8,689	8,628
Rural Delivery Carriers — Full Time	68,900	67,584	66,344	64,335	62,762
Building and Equipment
Building and Equipment Maintenance Personnel	40,248	39,948	39,986	39,893	40,263
Vehicle Maintenance Employees	5,419	5,405	5,521	5,488	5,521
Total Field Employees	651,868	673,241	684,774	693,443	696,951
Total Career Employees	663,238	684,762	696,138	704,716	707,485
Noncareer Employees
Casuals	12,000	22,078	22,518	19,182	20,529
Nonbargaining Temporary	1,119	1,244	1,135	1,185	1,138
Rural Part Time: Subs / RCA / RCR / AUX	58,072	60,444	59,087	57,411	56,403
Postmaster Relief and Leave Replacements	12,327	12,169	12,188	12,046	12,157
Transitional Employees	18,332	5,232	5,133	8,460	9,884
Total Noncareer Employees	101,850	101,167	100,061	98,284	100,111
Total Employees	765,088	785,929	796,199	803,000	807,596
* Beginning 2005, employees in the sales organization were reported as headquarters related instead of in the area offices.

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