Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Permanent Workforce: 86,562 Temporary Workforce: 21,729 Total Workforce: 108,291
| Total # | Men | Women | Hispanic or Latino | White | Black or African American | Asian | Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Two or More Races | Individuals with Targeted Disabilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Permanent Workforce | 86,562 | 56.07% | 43.93% | 6.14% | 77.2% | 10.99% | 2.76% | 0.13% | 2.21% | 0.55% | 0.99% |
Major Occupations: | |||||||||||
Forestry Technician | 16,432 | 81.36% | 18.64% | 5.74% | 88.52% | 1.30% | 0.71% | 0.15% | 3.06% | 0.53% | 0.23% |
Biological Science Technician | 6,181 | 59.10% | 40.90% | 3.93% | 86.02% | 3.66% | 4.03% | 0.37% | 1.25% | 0.74% | 0.63% |
Gen Natural Resources Mgt And Bio Sc | 5,455 | 63.94% | 36.06% | 6.42% | 82.64% | 3.57% | 5.11% | 0.24% | 1.63% | 0.38% | 0.60% |
GS-14 and GS-15* | 6,128 | 66.47% | 33.53% | 4.13% | 78.62% | 10.49% | 5.39% | 0.02% | 1.06% | 0.29% | 0.72% |
Senior Pay Level* | 473 | 72.09% | 27.91% | 4.23% | 78.65% | 11.63% | 3.17% | 0.42% | 1.27% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
SES | 362 | 68.23% | 31.77% | 4.14% | 76.24% | 13.81% | 3.04% | 0.28% | 1.66% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
First-Level Officials/ Managers | 11,871 | 67.64% | 32.36% | 5.76% | 84.74% | 4.28% | 1.50% | 0.11% | 3.14% | 0.46% | 0.41% |
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers | 6,950 | 64.04% | 35.96% | 4.78% | 79.71% | 8.96% | 4.36% | 0.04% | 1.65% | 0.49% | 0.69% |
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers | 2,297 | 74.66% | 25.34% | 3.96% | 80.84% | 8.97% | 4.83% | 0.09% | 1.00% | 0.30% | 0.61% |
*Does not include pay-banded employees
Targeted Disabilities Employment Trends
As of September 30, 2010, USDA employed 924 (0.85%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 2,166 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of 41 employees over FY 2009 and a decrease of 85 employees since FY 2006. The participation rate for FY 2009 was 0.83% and for FY 2006 was 0.96%. Over the 5-year period USDA had a net decrease of 0.11% in the participation rate of employees with targeted disabilities.
| FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | FY 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | %* | # | %* | # | %* | # | %* | # | %* | |
| Reportable Disabilities | 6,899 | 6,070 | 5,703 | 5,572 | 5,932 | |||||
| Targeted Disabilities | 1,009 | 14.63% | 965 | 15.9% | 893 | 15.66% | 883 | 15.85% | 924 | 15.58% |
*The % of Targeted Disabilities in this table represents the # of employees with reportable disabilities that are targeted disabilities.
Women in Management*
As of September 30, 2010, USDA employed 38,030 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 25.34% of USDA's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 135 women in senior management positions since FY 2009 and an increase of 150 women since FY 2006.
| WOMEN IN: | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | FY 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Permanent Workforce | 37,676 | 43.37% | 37,035 | 43.61% | 36,968 | 43.78% | 37,290 | 43.88% | 38,030 | 43.93% |
| Senior Level Management | 432 | 25.46% | 425 | 26.32% | 441 | 27.34% | 447 | 27.82% | 582 | 25.34% |
| Mid Level Management | 1,461 | 31.41% | 1,502 | 32.97% | 1,555 | 34.23% | 1,506 | 35.9% | 2,499 | 35.96% |
| 1st Level Management | 1,476 | 24.26% | 1,474 | 24.41% | 1,472 | 24.4% | 1,223 | 24.04% | 3,842 | 32.36% |
* Numbers represent permanent employees only.