U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Permanent Work Force: 17,495
Total Work Force: 18,735
- EPA's permanent work force participation rate for women was
50.38%, for Blacks was 18.95%, for Hispanics was 4.75%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.29%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.81%.
- EPA's top three major occupational areas are Environmental
Specialist, Environmental Engineering, and General Physical
Science.
- In the Environmental Protection Specialist occupation, the
participation rate for women was 58.32%, for Blacks was 16.49%, for
Hispanics was 3.98%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.83%, and
for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.62%.
- In the Environmental Engineering occupation, the participation
rate for women was 28.53%, for Blacks was 7.47%, for Hispanics was
6.90%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 10.71%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.26%.
- In the General Physical Science occupation, the participation
rate for women was 35.54%, for Blacks was 7.12%, for Hispanics was
4.53%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.58%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.78%.
- EPA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women
was 38.76%, for Blacks was 9.71%, for Hispanics was 3.57%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.60%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.44%.
- EPA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 33.22%,
for Blacks was 8.14%, for Hispanics was 3.73%, for Asians/Pacific
Islanders was 2.37%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was
0%.
- People with targeted disabilities were 0.99% of the total work
force. The estimated availability for people with targeted
disabilities is 5.95%.
- EPA completed 25 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint process;
14 resulted in settlements or with no formal complaint being
filed.
- There were 172 instances of pre-complaint counseling.
Ninety-one individuals filed 104 discrimination complaints.
- EPA completed two ADR efforts during the complaint process; one
resulted in settlement.
- EPA settled 14 complaints.
- EPA paid $152,479 for corrective actions: $40,000 for lump sum
payments, $4,500 for compensatory damages, and $107,979 for
attorney's fees.
- EPA issued 43 decisions on the merits. No finding of
discrimination was issued.
- EPA took an average of 839 days to process a complaint from
filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision
was 988 days.
Table of EEO Indicators
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