Profile of Federal Civilian Non-Seasonal Full-Time Employees
September 30, 2012
Introduction
The typical Federal civilian employee is a topic of frequent interest for the news media, businesses, private citizens and organizations. This fact sheet lists summary statistics often requested for speeches, letters and reports. (Data are for total on board employment, unless otherwise indicated and may differ from other releases due to coverage e.g., agency, and as of dates.)
Demographic Characteristics
- Age:
- 47.0 years average for non-seasonal full-time permanent employees
- Length of Service:
- 13.7 years average for full-time permanent employees
- Retirement Eligibility
- 67% of full-time permanents covered under Civil Service Retirement (excluding hires since January 1984)
- Education Level
- 48.1% have Bachelor's Degree or higher degree
- Gender
- 56.4% men and 43.6% women
- Race and National Origin
- 34% minority group members: 17.7% Black, 8.0% Hispanic, 5.8% Asian, .409% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 2.1% Native American
- Disability Status
- 7.9% have disabilities
- Veterans Preference
- 24.46% have veterans preference (5.02% are Vietnam Era veterans)
- Retired Military
- 7.7% of total: 1.7% officers and 6.0% enlisted personnel
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Job Characteristics
- Average Annual Base Salary (adjusted to include locality pay) for Full Time Permanents
- $78,061 worldwide
- General Schedule Grade
- 10.2 average grade; 12.2 in Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area
- Pay System
- 69.1% General Schedule, 9.4% wage systems, and 21.3% others
- Work Schedule
- 93.9% full-time, 3.2% part-time and 2.7% intermittent
- Tenure
- 92.0% permanent appointments; 89.0% full-time permanent appointments
- Occupation and Category
- 90.4% White-Collar (25.6% Professional, 36.8% Administrative, 27.9% Technical, Clerical, Other), 9.5% Blue-Collar
- Supervisory Status
- 12.3% Supervisors and Managers
- Service (Position Occupied)
- 71.0% Competitive, 28.9% Excepted, and Senior Executive Service
- Agency
- 35.9% Department of Defense, 9.3% Homeland Security, and 15.3% Department of Veterans Affairs
- Geographic Location
- 97.5% USA
and 15.2% Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area - Retirement Plan
- 8.7% Civil Service Retirement
86.4% Federal Employees Retirement System - Employment in This Profile
- 2,110,221 Total; 1,878,002 Full-Time Permanent
Data Source:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Central Personnel Data File covers all Federal civilian employees except Members and employees of Congress, Architect of the Capitol, Botanic Garden, Library of Congress, General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Office of Compliance, U.S. Court of Appeals to Veterans Claims, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Judicial Branch, White House Office, Office of the Vice President, Office of Policy Development, Federal Reserve Board, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Army/Air Force Exchange Service, Defense Consolidated Metropolitan Technical Personnel Center, Defense Career Management and Support Agency, Public Health Service's Commissioned Corps, and foreign nationals employed overseas.
Note:
State Department stopped sending records for Foreign Service personnel in March 2006.
Questions/Comments to: fedstats@opm.gov
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