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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