Representation
within Occupations
As was noted previously, the USCG does not have any combat
restrictions. By gender, more USCG female officers were in tactical operations
than male officers. Women were underrepresented in engineering and maintenance,
and overrepresented in the non-occupational area (Table 7.8). By race/ethnicity,
Black officers were underrepresented in tactical operations and Hispanic
officers were underrepresented in engineering and maintenance. Compared
to the overall DoD, the USCG officer corps comprised, proportionally,
more engineering and maintenance officers and fewer health care providers.
The difference in health care can be partially explained by the USCG’s
reliance on the Public Health Service for some of its medical and dental
care.
Table 7.8. Occupational Areas
of FY 2000 USCG and DoD Active Component Officer Personnel
by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Percent)
|
Occupational Area
|
Coast Guard
|
DoDTotal
|
Male
|
Female
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
USCG Total
|
General Officers and Executives
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
Tactical Operations
|
44.8
|
49.4
|
46.0
|
33.3
|
44.6
|
46.5
|
45.4
|
36.8
|
Intelligence
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
5.0
|
Engineering and Maintenance
|
35.0
|
29.1
|
34.5
|
36.5
|
28.8
|
33.7
|
34.3
|
11.8
|
Scientists and Professionals
|
0.8
|
1.7
|
1.0
|
0.4
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
4.8
|
Health Care
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
18.5
|
Administration
|
10.2
|
9.6
|
10.2
|
8.6
|
10.4
|
10.3
|
10.1
|
6.8
|
Supply, Procurement, and Allied Occupations
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
0.7
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
8.7
|
Non-Occupational
|
6.7
|
8.7
|
6.0
|
18.4
|
12.6
|
7.4
|
6.9
|
7.3
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
Columns may not add to total due
to rounding.
Also see Appendix Tables B-37
(Active Component Officer Corps by Occupational Area and Service)
and E-21 (Coast Guard Active
Component Officer Corps by Occupational Area, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).
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