How Many People Work In The White House?

~400 people work in the White House full-time. 

This includes professional staff such as:

• policy advisors
• communication staff
• speechwriters
• administrative support staff

It also includes household staff such as:

• chefs
• housekeepers 
• maintenance personnel

And there are interns and volunteers not accounted for here. 

This number does not include security personnel or military assigned to protect:

• the President
• the White House

~1,560 people spend time working in the White House. 

The three departments with the most people working in them are:

• The Executive Office of the President – 478 employees
• National Security Council – 212 employees
• Office of Management and Budget – 125 employees

There are various White House departments that deal with:

• specific issues
• certain areas of policy

These include the:

• Domestic Policy Council – 79 employees
• Council of Economic Advisers – 28 employees
• Office of National Drug Control Policy – 16 employees

There are other White House departments that deal with:

• engagement
• outreach to groups
• communication
• media

These include the:

• White House Office of Public Engagement – 34 employees
• White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs – 33 employees
• White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives – 8 employees
• Communications and Press office – 103 employees
• White House Office of Digital Strategy – 4 employees
• White House Office of Presidential Correspondence – 6 employees

There are also offices dealing with:

• scheduling
• operations
• logistics

These include the:

• Advance and Operations office – 122 employees
• White House Office of Scheduling and Advance – 41 employees
• White House Office of Digital Response – 5 employees