In addition to the national headquarters, there are area and district offices supervising approximately 39,000 post offices, branches, stations, and community post offices throughout the United States. The Postal Service has approximately 860,000 employees and handles about 200 billion pieces of mail annually generating more than $65 billion in operating revenues.

Government jobs offer abundant opportunities to relocate within the 50 states and throughout the world. With more than 39,000 postal facilities in this country individuals have an excellent opportunity to apply for positions in thousands of small towns and in all major metropolitan areas.

To determine what job vacancies are available and when exams are scheduled visit the web sites or contact your local District Office.  The Postal Service has established nine Customer Service District areas; Eastern, Great Lakes, Capital Metro Operations, New York Metro, Northeast, Pacific, Southeast, Southwest, and Western. Call your local District Office's Human Resource Department. Human Resources is responsible for administering exams and hiring. You can also query local CSSD offices to find out what occupations are needed in your area and when they anticipate recruiting if no current vacancies exist or exams aren’t scheduled.

Chapter Three of "Post Office Jobs" lists complete contact information for all 80 Customer Services and Sales District ( CSSD) offices nationwide. You can visit your local Library's Reference Department to review this informative book, call 1-800-782-7424 to order a copy by phone or order on-line.