Affirmative Employment and Diversity
The NRC creates and maintains a work environment to maximize the potential of all employees. At the NRC, we encourage trust, respect, and open communication to foster and promote a positive work environment. Our goal is to build a diverse work force that is committed to enhancing regulatory excellence. Come join our agency team and experience a rewarding and challenging career.
On this page:
- Diversity in NRC's Workforce
- Affirmative Employment Plan
- Comprehensive Diversity Management Plan
- Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committees
- Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities
- Cultural Events
Diversity in NRC's Workforce
NRC's approximately 4,000 employees are at our Headquarters complex in Rockville, Maryland, and in four regional offices in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas. Our workforce represents diversity in gender, ethnicity, occupation, and age.
The agency's workforce is 39% female and 61% male. Workforce under the age of 40 is 26% and workforce over the age of 55 is 26%. Ethnic and racial demographics are African-American--15%; Asian Pacific American--9%; Hispanic--6%; Native American--less than 1%; and white--69%.
Affirmative Employment Plan
NRC has an Affirmative Employment Plan that supports four guiding principles for achieving and maintaining equal employment and a broadly diverse workforce. The NRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all candidates for positions and career development are considered without discrimination. The four guiding principles are to--
- Create a working environment that is free of discrimination, including harassment, and that is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
- Ensure that agency policies, processes, and procedures provide employees the opportunity to participate in mission accomplishments and to compete fairly and equitably for career enhancement and advancement.
- Employ a competent and highly skilled workforce, representative of all levels of America's diversity, and enable employees to accomplish the agency's mission by providing support, tools, and a positive work environment.
- Recognize, appreciate, and value diversity, thereby demonstrating trust, respect, and concern for the welfare of all employees within the agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committees
The agency has seven Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Committees to assist agency management in accomplishing EEO objectives. These include the Advisory Committee for African-Americans, the Advisory Committee for Employees with Disabilities, the Advisory Committee for Asian Pacific Americans, the Diversity Advisory Committee on Ageism, the Federal Women's Program Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee for Hispanic-Americans Employment Program, and the Native American Advisory Committee. These committees provide advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Small Business and Civil Rights, regarding policies, procedures, and practices related to career development of NRC employees and selection of applicants for employment.
Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities
NRC provides reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities except when doing so would pose an undue hardship on the agency. Information about accommodations can be found in the Procedures
for Providing Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities
.
Cultural Events
NRC sponsors an annual Diversity Day and several special emphasis exhibits or celebrations at its Headquarters offices to highlight contributions made to this country by people from various cultures. Similar events are frequently sponsored at the regional offices.
| January | Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (Poster Exhibit) |
| February | Black History Month (Poster Exhibit) |
| March | Women's History Month (Poster Exhibit) |
| May | Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (Poster Exhibit) Older Americans Month (Poster Exhibit) |
| July | Diversity Day (Celebration) |
| August | Women's Equality Day (Poster Exhibit) |
| September | Hispanic Heritage Month (Poster Exhibit) |
| October | National Disability Awareness Month (Poster Exhibit) |
| November | National Native American Heritage Month (Poster Exhibit) |
