PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Permanent Work Force: 4,309

Total Work Force: 4,845

• Education's permanent work force participation rate for women was 62.45%, for Blacks was 38.20%, for Hispanics was 4.17%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.58%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.75%.
• Education's top three major occupational areas are Education Programs, Equal Opportunity Compliance, and Management/Program Analyst.
  • In the Education Programs occupation, the participation rate for women was 66.32%, for Blacks was 31.11%, for Hispanics was 4.88%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.80%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 3.08%.
  • In the Equal Opportunity Compliance occupation, the participation rate for women was 59.05%, for Blacks was 40.95%, for Hispanics was 8.90%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.26%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.59%.
  • In the Management/Program Analyst occupation, the participation rate for women was 69.26%, for Blacks was 40.42%, for Hispanics was 2.40%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.80%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.40%.
• Education's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 48.50%, for Blacks was 20.94%, for Hispanics was 3%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.77%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.69%.
• Education's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 32.11%, for Blacks was 13.76%, for Hispanics was 3.67%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.75%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.92%.
• People with targeted disabilities were 1.69% of the total work force. The estimated availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
• Education completed 50 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint process; 30 resulted in settlements or with no formal complaint being filed.
• There were 58 instances of pre-complaint counseling. Twenty-nine individuals filed 29 discrimination complaints.
• Education completed 50 ADR efforts during the complaint process.
• Education settled seven complaints.
• Education paid $34,660 for corrective actions: $660 for front or back pay awards, $26,500 for lump sum payments, and $7,500 for attorney's fees.
• Education issued 14 decisions on the merits. No finding of discrimination was issued.
• Education took an average of 683 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 823 days.

Table of EEO Indicators

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