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Department of Education (ED)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 4,133 Temporary Workforce: 487 Total Workforce: 4,620

Workforce Composition #

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 4,133 37.36% 62.64% 4.91% 51.22% 36.83% 5.35% 0.07% 0.60% 1.02% 1.43%
Major Occupations:
Management and Program Analysis 984 31.10% 68.90% 3.76% 51.32% 41.36% 2.44% 0.00% 0.61% 0.51% 1.32%
General Attorney 415 33.73% 66.27% 5.78% 64.34% 19.04% 8.43% 0.24% 0.72% 1.45% 1.69%
Education Program 368 29.08% 70.92% 5.98% 57.34% 30.71% 2.72% 0.27% 1.63% 1.36% 0.27%
GS-14 and GS-15* 1,427 41.28% 58.72% 3.57% 65.24% 25.02% 4.77% 0.00% 0.77% 0.63% 1.33%
Senior Pay Level** 87 55.17% 44.83% 3.45% 73.56% 17.24% 5.75% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
SES** 87 55.17% 44.83% 3.45% 73.56% 17.24% 5.75% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 298 41.61% 58.39% 4.70% 57.38% 30.54% 6.71% 0.00% 0.67% 0.00% 1.01%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 417 48.44% 51.56% 2.88% 70.74% 22.06% 2.88% 0.00% 0.96% 0.48% 1.44%

*This data represents only the General Schedule (GS) workforce. **Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 11 senior level positions data.

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2011, ED employed 61 (1.32%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 92 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of one employee over FY 2010 and an increase of 2 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 1.32% and for FY 2007 was 1.36%. Over the 5-year period ED had a net decrease of 0.04% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 210 197 202 226 249
Targeted Disabilities 59 28.1% 59 29.95% 55 27.23% 60 26.55% 61 24.5%

*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, 2011, ED employed 2,589 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied 51.56% of ED's permanent senior level management positions. This represents a decrease of 73 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and a decrease of 37 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 2,459 63.56% 2,473 63.31% 2,446 63.62% 2,568 62.91% 2,589 62.64%
Senior Level Management 252 48.28% 261 49.34% 266 50.47% 288 49.48% 215 51.56%
Mid Level Management 220 55.28% 178 54.27% 175 56.09% 173 55.45% 174 58.39%
1st Level Management 4 100% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

# Numbers represent permanent employees only. *Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 2011 senior level positions data.