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

Appendix B1

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Appendix C

Appendix B2

TRANSFER RATE DATA

For the purpose of CPDF turnover data, the term "transfer" is defined as a movement of an employee, without a break in service, from a position in one department or agency to a position in another department or agency. It may, or may not, be accompanied by a change in grade, occupation, etc. It does not include movements within a department or agency - i.e., from one subcomponent to another subcomponent. The FY 2003 transfer rates presented in this appendix do not include mass transfers in connection with the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security. The transfer rates referenced are annualized percentage rates - i.e., the percentage of the employee population that transfers during a year. (See General Notes for a more detailed description of how transfer rates are calculated.)

LEOs

As of 2003, approximately 84,000 full-time LEOs appeared in OPM's CPDF. During FY 2001-2003, overall transfer rates for LEOs ranged from a low of 0.9 percent in FY 2001 to a high of 3.3 percent in FY 2002. The FY 2003 transfer rate for LEOs was 1 percent. (We note that the higher transfer rate in FY 2002 was largely a result of transfers to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a phenomenon seen across the Federal law enforcement community.) By comparison, the Governmentwide transfer rate for the over 1.2 million GS (and related pay plans) employees reported to the CPDF during FY 2001 and 2002 remained steady at 1.2 percent. (We do not provide Governmentwide transfer rates for FY 2003 because the data is artificially inflated as a result of mass transfers, primarily to the new Department of Homeland Security. A small number of mass transfers are included in the FY 2001 and 2002 data, but their impact on the overall transfer rate is less than a tenth of a percent.

Occupational Data

The largest LEO occupation, occupational series 1811 criminal investigator, comprises about 31 percent of the total LEO workforce. In FY 2001-2003, the transfer rates for these employees were 1.2, 2.1, and 1.2 percent, respectively. At the normal journey levels of GS-12 and GS-13, which include about 64 percent of criminal investigators, FY 2003 transfer rates were 1.4 and 1.2 percent, respectively.

The FY 2001-2003 transfer rates for GS-0007 correctional officers, who comprise about 18 percent of the LEO workforce, were 0.4, 3.3, and 0.7 percent, respectively. About 70 percent of correctional officers are at the normal journey levels of GS-7 and GS-8. At GS-7, the FY 2003 transfer rate for correctional officers was 1.2 percent. For GS-8 correctional officers, the FY 2003 transfer rate was 0.2 percent.

GS-1896 Border Patrol agents (BPAs) (including a few members of the Senior Executive Service (SES)) make up approximately 12 percent of the total LEO population. In FY 2001-2003, transfer rates for these employees were 1.6, 8.2, and 0.6 percent, respectively. As noted earlier, high transfer rates in FY 2002 were largely a result of transfers to FAA/TSA. For example, BPAs at the normal journey level of GS-9 in FY 2002 transferred at a rate of 19.9 percent. (We note that, as a result of agency reclassification, the normal journey level for BPAs increased from GS-9 to GS-11 in August 2002.) In FY 2003, however, the transfer rate for BPAs in the new normal full-performance level of GS-11 was 0.9 percent.

Locality Data

We also examined transfer rates for LEOs in the 32 locality pay areas, paying particular attention to areas with large numbers of LEO employees. We note that the mobility associated with certain LEO jobs decreases the sensitivity of transfer rates based on location. For example, criminal investigators are often hired on the national level and are placed in locations where a need exists.

Among the 14 locality pay areas with more than 1,000 LEO employees, there was generally not a large difference in transfer rate percentages. Of the 14 areas, 11 had a transfer rate within 0.6 percent of the nationwide average of 1 percent. Among these areas, FY 2003 transfer rates ranged from a low of 0.5 percent in the Rest of U.S. (RUS) locality pay area (which includes about half of LEOs nationwide) to a high of 2.4 percent in Washington, DC.

Agency Data

The two largest employers of LEOs are the Department of Justice (DOJ), which accounts for about half of all LEOs nationwide, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which accounts for about a third of all LEOs. Generally, the LEO transfer rates in the major departments employing LEOs were fairly close to the overall average LEO transfer rate. In FY 2003, when the overall average LEO transfer rate was 1 percent, the Department of Justice had the lowest transfer rate (0.6 percent) among the major departments employing LEOs, while the Department of Defense had the highest transfer rate (2.3 percent). Each major department showed higher transfer rates in FY 2002 than in the surrounding years.

Other Law Enforcement Personnel

We also examined transfer rates for over 23,000 occupational series 0083 police officers,
GS-1816 immigration inspectors, and GS-1890 customs inspectors (including some customs inspectors in a "GG" system that is identical to the GS system), which are the three major categories of employees with arrest authority who are not covered by the special retirement provisions for LEOs under CSRS or FERS. The data for occupational series 0083 police officers includes officers paid under the "TR" pay plan at the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) within the Department of the Treasury, as well as a relatively small group of employees paid under other pay plans.

Police Officers

In FY 2001-2003, transfer rates for the over 8,200 non-LEO police officers reported in the CPDF were 2.2, 4.4, and 2.5 percent, respectively. Like other law enforcement employees, transfer rates for police officers across the Federal Government were higher than usual in FY 2002, largely as a result of transfers to FAA/TSA.

Police officers in the TR pay plan, which covers police in the Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint and BEP, had FY 2001-2003 transfer rates of 1.7, 10.9, and 2.3 percent, respectively. Other than the peak in 2002, the transfer rates for officers covered by the TR pay plan were similar to those for non-LEO police officers as a whole during the last few years.

We also examined FY 2003 transfer rates for non-LEO police officers in each of the 32 locality pay areas. Among the 13 areas with more than 100 non-LEO police officers, 5 had transfer rates below, and 8 above, the nationwide average of 2.5 percent. The highest transfer rates during FY 2003 were reported in Denver (4.9 percent), Washington, DC (4.5 percent), Boston (4.3 percent), and New York (3.7 percent). In the RUS locality pay area, which includes approximately 40 percent of the non-LEO police force, the transfer rate in FY 2003 was 1.5 percent. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two major cities with over 200 non-LEO police officers, transfer rates in FY 2003 were 3 and 3.3 percent, respectively.

The two largest employers of non-LEO police officers are the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). At DoD, which employs about 57 percent of non-LEO police, FY 2001-2003 transfer rates were 3.2, 3.0, and 2.2 percent, respectively. Approximately 28 percent of non-LEO police officers are employed at VA, where FY 2001-2003 transfer rates were 0.5, 4.2, and 3.0 percent, respectively.

We note that in January 2003, OPM established higher special rates for GS-0083 police officers in most agencies. Similar special rates were established for many Department of Defense GS-0083 police officers effective in April 2003. Also, since January 2003, the Veterans Administration (VA) established new or higher special rates for many of its GS-0083 police officers under VA's title 38 authority. We expect that these special salary rates will assist agencies in their efforts to recruit and retain police officers, but more time is needed to monitor and evaluate the full effect of the higher rates.

Inspectors

Transfer rates for another group of law enforcement employees, GS-1816 immigration inspectors, have typically been below those across all GS occupations. In FY 2001-2003, transfer rates for the more than 6,000 immigration inspectors were 0.9, 3.7, and 0.4 percent, respectively. Other than the elevated rate during FY 2002, transfer rates have remained under
1 percent. As mentioned previously, the Governmentwide transfer rate in both FY 2001 and 2002 was 1.2 percent.

At the normal full-performance level of GS-11, which includes about 44 percent of immigration inspectors nationwide, transfer rates were even lower in FY 2003. (We note that, as a result of agency reclassification, the normal journey level for immigration inspectors increased from GS-9 to GS-11 in August 2002.) During FY 2003, the transfer rate for GS-11 immigration inspectors nationwide was 0.3 percent. By comparison, the Governmentwide transfer rate across all GS-11 occupations in both FY 2001 and 2002 was 1.1 percent.
Data from the CPDF indicates that the low transfer rates are relatively consistent nationwide. Of the 9 localities with more than 100 immigrations inspectors in FY 2003, each had a transfer rate below 1 percent. The highest transfer rate in FY 2003 was in Miami, where immigration inspectors transferred at a rate of 0.8 percent. Two of the 9 localities, Boston and Los Angeles, did not report a single transfer during FY 2003.

Overall transfer rates for more than 9,100 GS-1890 customs inspectors have also remained relatively low. During FY 2001-2003, transfer rates for customs inspectors were 0.5, 2.2, and 0.3 percent, respectively. These rates are well below the 1.2 percent reported Governmentwide during FY 2001 and 2002.

Transfer rates for customs inspectors have remained even lower at the full-performance level, which includes more than half of customs inspectors nationwide. (We note that, as a result of agency reclassification, the normal journey level for customs inspectors increased from GS-9 to GS-11 in August 2002.) At GS-11, the transfer rate for customs inspectors was 0.2 percent in FY 2003. As noted above, the Governmentwide transfer rate across all GS-11 occupations in both FY 2001 and 2002 was 1.1 percent.

With the exception of one area, transfer rates for the 9 localities with more than 100 customs inspectors were less than 1 percent during FY 2003. In FY 2003, San Francisco had a transfer rate of 1.5 percent. However, we note that the transfer rate for customs inspectors in San Francisco was 0.5 percent for both FY 2001 and 2002. We also note that because of the relatively small number of customs inspectors in the San Francisco area, a few transfers can have a large impact on the overall transfer rate percentage. The lowest transfer rates in FY 2003 were in Boston, Houston, and San Diego, where no transfers were reported.

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Appendix B2-1

TRANSFER RATES FOR ALL OCCUPATIONS BY GRADE
(GENERAL SCHEDULE AND RELATED ONLY)

Grade Level	Mean Population	Transfer Rate
	FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
01-02	411		0.0	1.4
03	4,289		0.9	1.0
04	30,897		1.2	1.5
05	89,890		1.4	1.6
06	76,369		1.5	1.6
07	121,139		1.4	1.4
08	48,529		1.0	0.8
09	118,691		1.7	1.2
10	15,056		0.6	0.6
11	178,956		1.1	1.1
12	217,862		1.1	1.2
13	184,040		1.1	1.1
14	89,127		0.9	0.9
15	55,015		0.9	0.6
ALL	1,229,598		1.2	1.2

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

Note 1: Data includes non-seasonal, full-time, permanent employees covered by the General Schedule and related pay plans.

Note 2: We do not provide Governmentwide transfer rate data for FY 2003 because the data is artificially inflated as a result of mass transfers, primarily to the new Department of Homeland Security.

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Appendix B2-2

TRANSFER RATES FOR SELECTED LEO AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OCCUPATIONS (ALL PAY PLANS)

Series	Occupation Name	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
		Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
LEOs
0006	Correctional Institution Administration	1,726	0.7	0.4	1.3	0.5
0007	Correctional Officer	14,741	0.7	0.7	3.3	0.4
0025	Park Ranger	1,422	0.6	0.8	2.0	1.4
0082	United States Marshal	646	0.6	1.1	3.9	3.9
0083	Police	2,021	0.6	1.3	11.5	0.7
1801	General Inspection, Investigation, & Comp	6,760	2.8	2.7	2.7	1.0
1802	Compliance Inspection and Support	1,558	1.4	1.3	4.8	1.0
1811	Criminal Investigating	26,344	1.2	1.2	2.1	1.2
1896	Border Patrol Agent	10,290	0.4	0.6	8.2	1.6
2181	Aircraft Operation	531	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
	All Other LEOs	18,001	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.7
ALL LEO OCCUPATIONS		84,039	1.0	1.0	3.3	0.9
Other Law Enforcement Occupations
0083	Police	8,242	2.3	2.5	4.4	2.2
1816	Immigration Inspection	6,050	0.4	0.4	3.7	0.9
1890	Customs Inspection	9,150	0.3	0.3	2.2	0.5
TOTAL		23,442	1.0	1.1	3.3	1.2

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-3

TRANSFER RATES FOR LEOS AND SELECTED OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OCCUPATIONS BY AGENCY (ALL PAY PLANS)

Agency	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
LEOs
Defense	2,004	1.3	2.3	3.4	2.3
Justice	42,856	0.6	0.6	3.4	0.8
Homeland Security	28,924	1.1	1.2	N/A	N/A
Interior	3,150	0.7	0.7	3.6	1.2
Treasury	3,192	1.3	1.1	2.3	0.4
Other Agencies	3,915	3.3	3.4	5.1	2.9
ALL AGENCIES	84,039	1.0	1.0	3.3	0.9
Other Law Enforcement Occupations
(Employees in the 0083,1816, or 1890 series who lack LEO retirement coverage)
Defense	4,716	1.7	2.2	3.0	3.1
Health and Human Services	68	8.9	9.5	21.3	9.9
Homeland Security	15,601	0.4	0.4	N/A	N/A
Treasury	597	3.7	2.7	2.8	0.6
Veterans Affairs	2,330	3.1	3.0	4.2	0.5
Other Agencies	131	6.1	5.5	9.8	3.2
ALL AGENCIES	23,442	1.0	1.1	3.3	1.2

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-4

TRANSFER RATES FOR NON-LEO OCCUPATIONAL SERIES 0083 POLICE OFFICERS BY AGENCY (ALL PAY PLANS)

Agency	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
Defense	4,702	1.7	2.2	3.0	3.2
Health and Human Services	68	8.9	9.5	21.3	9.9
Homeland Security	415	1.4	1.0	N/A	N/A
Treasury	597	3.7	2.7	10.5	1.7
Veterans Affairs	2,330	3.1	3.0	4.2	0.5
Other Agencies	131	6.1	5.5	9.8	3.2
ALL AGENCIES	8,242	2.3	2.5	4.4	2.2

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-5

TRANSFER RATES FOR LEOS BY LOCALITY PAY AREA
(ALL PAY PLANS)

Locality	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
Atlanta	1,606	1.7	1.5	3.5	1.1
Boston	1,331	2.0	1.7	4.4	1.3
Chicago	1,553	1.4	1.6	2.2	1.6
Cincinnati	176	0.0	0.6	1.6	0.0
Cleveland	366	2.7	2.5	1.1	0.9
Columbus	100	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Dallas	2,172	0.3	0.6	1.7	0.7
Dayton	49	0.0	2.1	0.0	2.1
Denver	861	1.6	1.5	3.1	1.6
Detroit	1,058	2.1	2.0	3.1	1.0
Hartford	82	0.0	0.0	3.8	1.3
Houston	1,206	1.2	1.2	3.7	0.6
Huntsville	24	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9
Indianapolis	121	1.7	0.8	0.9	1.7
Kansas City	928	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.3
Los Angeles	4,126	1.6	1.4	2.4	0.9
Milwaukee	111	0.0	0.9	1.8	1.8
Minneapolis	268	1.5	1.1	4.3	1.1
Miami	2,202	1.5	1.6	3.5	0.8
New York	4,469	1.3	1.2	3.3	1.2
Orlando	348	0.6	0.3	2.3	1.3
Pittsburgh	289	2.1	1.4	1.9	2.7
Philadelphia	2,242	1.6	1.5	4.4	1.4
Portland	554	0.4	0.9	3.1	0.4
Richmond	682	1.2	1.3	0.6	0.6
Sacramento	186	1.1	1.6	0.0	1.1
St. Louis	303	1.3	0.7	0.4	1.9
San Diego	2,919	0.5	0.6	5.6	1.8
San Francisco	1,111	1.6	1.4	2.6	2.4
Seattle	786	2.3	2.3	5.7	1.6
Washington, DC	7,466	2.1	2.4	5.6	1.2
Rest of U.S.	42,116	0.5	0.5	3.0	0.7
ALL LOCALITIES	84,039	1.0	1.0	3.3	0.9

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-6

TRANSFER RATES FOR NON-LEO OCCUPATIONAL SERIES 0083
POLICE OFFICERS BY LOCALITY PAY AREA (ALL PAY PLANS)

Locality	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
Atlanta	58	3.4	3.7	0.0	2.0
Boston	196	4.1	4.3	4.4	2.2
Chicago	137	1.5	2.2	2.9	1.4
Cincinnati	18	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cleveland	38	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0
Columbus	50	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2
Dallas	126	4.8	3.2	7.2	1.5
Dayton	18	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0
Denver	127	6.3	4.9	10.6	2.3
Detroit	76	0.0	1.3	5.5	2.7
Hartford	38	0.0	5.2	9.3	0.0
Houston	25	0.0	8.1	4.1	0.0
Huntsville	28	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Indianapolis	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kansas City	49	4.1	2.1	2.7	0.0
Los Angeles	232	2.6	3.0	5.4	4.3
Milwaukee	35	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0
Minneapolis	30	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0
Miami	92	4.4	5.5	11.5	0.0
New York	443	5.0	3.7	5.9	2.1
Orlando	23	8.9	4.5	4.8	0.0
Pittsburgh	67	3.0	3.1	3.5	0.0
Philadelphia	250	0.8	0.4	3.5	1.8
Portland	20	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Richmond	103	2.0	1.0	5.1	8.3
Sacramento	10	0.0	0.0	37.5	0.0
St. Louis	34	0.0	3.0	3.1	2.9
San Diego	169	2.4	2.9	4.5	0.8
San Francisco	242	2.5	3.3	7.0	5.7
Seattle	162	1.2	1.2	0.8	0.0
Washington, DC	1,599	3.8	4.5	7.7	4.7
Rest of U.S.	3,299	1.3	1.5	2.4	1.0
ALL LOCALITIES	8,242	2.3	2.5	4.4	2.2

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-7

TRANSFER RATES FOR NON-LEO GS-1816 IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS
BY LOCALITY PAY AREA (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)

Locality	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
Atlanta	87	2.3	1.2	4.4	0.0
Boston	63	0.0	0.0	12.5	4.0
Chicago	145	0.0	0.0	5.4	1.0
Cincinnati	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cleveland	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Columbus	0	----	----	----	----
Dallas	83	0.0	0.0	7.9	1.7
Dayton	0	----	----	----	----
Denver	19	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0
Detroit	233	0.9	0.5	3.7	2.7
Hartford	5	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.0
Houston	89	0.0	1.1	5.1	1.6
Huntsville	0	----	----	----	----
Indianapolis	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kansas City	0	----	----	----	----
Los Angeles	363	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.4
Milwaukee	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Minneapolis	37	5.5	2.8	9.2	3.1
Miami	402	1.0	0.8	7.4	0.3
New York	594	0.7	0.7	7.5	0.4
Orlando	75	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.7
Pittsburgh	10	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Philadelphia	58	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.5
Portland	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7
Richmond	0	----	----	----	----
Sacramento	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
St. Louis	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
San Diego	406	0.5	0.5	4.1	0.6
San Francisco	206	0.0	0.5	4.9	1.7
Seattle	40	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Washington, DC	142	1.4	0.7	7.2	3.7
Rest of U.S.	2,249	0.3	0.4	2.0	0.7
ALL LOCALITIES	6,050	0.4	0.4	3.7	0.9

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-8

TRANSFER RATES FOR NON-LEO GS-1890 CUSTOMS INSPECTORS
BY LOCALITY PAY AREA (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)

Locality	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
Atlanta	89	4.5	2.2	6.1	2.8
Boston	125	0.0	0.0	4.5	3.0
Chicago	166	1.2	0.6	3.7	1.9
Cincinnati	27	7.4	3.8	0.0	4.5
Cleveland	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Columbus	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dallas	92	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0
Dayton	10	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Denver	18	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Detroit	423	0.0	0.2	6.1	0.4
Hartford	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Houston	185	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0
Huntsville	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Indianapolis	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kansas City	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Los Angeles	465	0.4	0.2	4.5	0.6
Milwaukee	10	0.0	0.0	12.0	0.0
Minneapolis	30	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Miami	708	0.3	0.4	2.3	0.3
New York	958	0.2	0.2	1.5	0.5
Orlando	45	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0
Pittsburgh	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Philadelphia	97	2.1	1.1	2.7	0.0
Portland	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4
Richmond	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sacramento	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
St. Louis	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
San Diego	371	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0
San Francisco	211	1.9	1.5	0.5	0.5
Seattle	128	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.1
Washington, DC	281	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.0
Rest of U.S.	3,983	0.2	0.2	2.0	0.4
ALL LOCALITIES	9,150	0.3	0.3	2.2	0.5

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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Appendix B2-9

TRANSFER RATES FOR SELECTED LEO OCCUPATIONS BY GRADE

ALL GENERAL SCHEDULE LEOS
GS Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
02	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
03	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4
04	91	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0
05	2,688	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.4
06	2,471	0.4	0.5	3.3	1.1
07	11,198	0.9	0.8	3.5	0.8
08	5,990	0.2	0.3	2.6	0.2
09	7,951	0.7	0.9	8.1	1.8
10	451	0.4	1.1	1.5	0.0
11	12,926	0.8	0.8	2.8	1.5
12	9,875	1.0	1.0	2.3	1.2
13	13,642	1.1	1.1	1.9	0.6
14	4,544	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.5
15	1,361	1.0	1.4	1.1	0.4
ALL	73,192	0.8	0.8	3.2	1.0

GS-0007 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
03	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
04	18	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
05	643	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.5
06	1,501	0.5	0.7	3.7	1.1
07	5,340	1.3	1.2	3.9	0.6
08	4,912	0.2	0.2	2.7	0.2
09	1,411	0.3	0.4	2.1	0.1
11	820	0.2	0.6	6.8	0.0
12	58	0.0	1.7	3.4	0.0
13	39	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	14,741	0.7	0.7	3.3	0.4

GS-0025 PARK RANGERS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
05	60	0.0	1.8	2.7	3.5
07	108	1.9	0.9	5.8	5.9
09	781	0.3	0.7	2.1	1.4
11	258	0.8	1.2	1.6	0.8
12	144	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0
13	58	3.5	1.7	0.0	0.0
14	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	1,422	0.6	0.8	2.0	1.4

GS-1811 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
05	226	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07	1,248	0.5	0.3	1.4	0.9
09	1,715	1.4	1.2	1.7	1.0
11	1,779	1.5	1.3	2.9	3.4
12	5,197	1.3	1.4	2.8	1.8
13	11,254	1.2	1.2	2.2	0.7
14	3,508	0.8	0.9	1.1	0.6
15	923	1.3	1.7	1.7	0.5
ALL	25,850	1.2	1.2	2.1	1.2

GS-1896 BORDER PATROL AGENTS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
GS Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
05	842	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.0
07	1,200	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.3
09	954	0.4	0.7	19.9	2.8
11	5,572	0.7	0.9	3.5	1.3
12	1,103	0.2	0.5	1.4	0.3
13	437	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0
14	152	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	28	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	10,287	0.4	0.6	8.2	1.6

As a result of agency reclassification, the normal journey level for BPAs increased from GS-9 to GS-11 in August 2002.

LE-0083 SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION OFFICERS ("LE" PAY PLAN ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
01	903	1.1	2.3	15.1	0.7
04	155	0.0	0.7	19.9	0.0
05	52	0.0	1.9	3.8	0.0
07	18	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08	10	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
11	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	1,143	0.9	2.0	14.8	0.6

SP-0083 PARK POLICE OFFICERS ("SP" PAY PLAN ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
01	404	0.5	0.3	12.6	1.5
03	17	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0
04	115	0.0	0.9	4.2	0.8
05	40	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07	17	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	602	0.3	0.3	9.2	1.1

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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TRANSFER RATES FOR POLICE AND INSPECTORS BY GRADE

GS-0083 POLICE OFFICERS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
03	52	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.0
04	224	4.5	3.1	3.7	2.5
05	2,290	2.0	2.4	2.6	2.7
06	2,516	2.9	3.2	4.3	2.4
07	915	1.5	2.1	5.0	1.7
08	568	2.5	2.2	3.0	0.8
09	249	0.8	0.8	4.6	0.5
10	77	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2
11	81	0.0	0.0	2.6	1.2
12	40	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	6	0.0	30.0	0.0	0.0
14	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	7,016	2.3	2.6	3.6	2.1

GS-1816 IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
05	1,131	0.7	0.8	2.9	1.0
07	1,148	0.7	0.8	7.2	0.0
09	388	0.0	0.3	7.3	1.5
11	2,644	0.2	0.3	0.9	0.4
12	520	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.0
13	165	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14	48	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0
15	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	6,050	0.4	0.4	3.7	0.9

Note: As a result of agency reclassification, the normal full-performance level for Immigration Inspectors increased from GS-9 to GS-11 in August 2002.

GS-1890 CUSTOMS INSPECTORS (GENERAL SCHEDULE ONLY)
Grade	Mean Pop	Transfer Rate
	Last Half of FY 2003	Last Half of FY 2003	FY 2003	FY 2002	FY 2001
05	968	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.6
07	1,286	0.9	0.6	5.6	0.7
08	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09	632	1.6	1.0	4.6	0.9
11	4,677	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4
12	1,004	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.0
13	338	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
14	51	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
15	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ALL	8,961	0.3	0.3	2.2	0.5

Note: As a result of agency reclassification, the normal full-performance level for Customs Inspectors increased from GS-9 to GS-11 in August 2002.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Central Personnel Data File

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