U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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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