Postal Employment in the Federal Government

Occupations at the Postal Service represent four of the top 31 occupations in the Federal Government in May according to the Occupational Employment Statistics Program data released today.   These figures represent career, non-career, full-time, part time, casual, and temporary jobs at the Postal Service and may differ from figures that the Postal Service presents based upon differences in definition of occupations by the Postal Service and the Department of Labor.

Largest Occupations in Federal Government, May 2009
Occupations	Employment	Percent of Federal Employment	Mean wage
			Hourly	Annual
Postal service mail carriers	339,030	12.73	$23.53	$  48,940
Business operations specialists, all other	170,450	6.40	36.71	76,350
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	162,860	6.12	23.20	48,260
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	99,570	3.74	25.00	51,990
All other information and record clerks	84,450	3.17	19.01	39,530
Postal service clerks	73,050	2.74	24.96	51,920
Computer specialists, all other	64,540	2.42	42.75	88,920
Registered nurses	62,920	2.36	37.39	77,780
Management analysts	50,310	1.89	40.53	84,290
Managers, all other	47,720	1.79	49.96	103,910
Detectives and criminal investigators	43,380	1.63	36.32	75,550
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	42,510	1.60	31.73	66,000
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	32,030	1.20	36.58	76,090
Lawyers	31,570	1.19	61.30	127,490
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	29,680	1.11	30.87	64,210
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	27,820	1.04	19.70	40,980
Physicians and surgeons, all other	27,000	1.01	83.37	173,400
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	26,860	1.01	21.73	45,190
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	25,800	0.97	37.80	78,620
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,090	0.94	22.35	46,490
Postmasters and mail superintendents	24,890	0.93	28.65	59,600
Logisticians	24,730	0.93	37.90	78,820
Forest and conservation technicians	24,400	0.92	17.36	36,110
General and operations managers	23,410	0.88	56.01	116,500
Accountants and auditors	23,360	0.88	42.28	87,940
Engineers, all other	23,220	0.87	5 1.47	107,060
Air traffic controllers	22,020	0.83	52.49	109,170
Financial specialists, all other	21,170	0.80	36.56	76,040
Maintenance and repair workers, general	21,020	0.79	24.19	50,320
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	19,560	0.73	20.84	43,340