U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

The number of women in professional occupations increased by 3,084, from 112,888 in 2001 to 115,972 in 2001. Women represented 34.8 percent of all Federal employees in this occupational category in 2002, compared with 34.4 percent in 2001.

The number of women in administrative occupations increased by 6,150, from 234,167 in 2001 to 240,317 in 2002. Women made up 46.9 percent of all Federal employees in this occupational category in 2002, compared with 46.6 percent in 2001.

The number of women in technical occupations decreased by 1,199, from 185,566 in 2001 to 184,367 in 2002. Women represented 61.1 percent of all Federal employees in this occupational category in 2002, the same as in 2001.

The number of women in clerical occupations declined by 6,991, from 107,936 in 2001 to 100,945 in 2002. Women made up 81.3 percent of all Federal employees in this occupational category in 2002, compared to 81.7 percent in 2001.

The number of women in blue-collar occupations declined by 600, from 19,227 in 2001 to 18,627 in 2002. Women made up 9.6 percent of all Federal employees in this occupational category in 2002, the same as in 2001.