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Department of the Air Force (USAF)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 167,877 Temporary Workforce: 10,402 Total Workforce: 178,279

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 167,877 70.97% 29.03% 6.72% 75.73% 11.80% 3.19% 0.37% 1.02% 1.17% 0.54%
Major Occupations:
Aircraft Mechanic 7,518 96.67% 3.33% 9.01% 79.30% 6.21% 2.67% 0.57% 1.17% 1.06% 0.17%
Contracting 5,821 46.21% 53.79% 5.55% 74.59% 14.76% 2.70% 0.19% 0.79% 1.43% 0.67%
Electronics Engineering 5,090 89.04% 10.96% 4.68% 72.30% 6.62% 14.17% 0.08% 0.83% 1.34% 0.54%
GS-14 and GS-15* 6,766 77.43% 22.57% 3.56% 86.61% 6.38% 1.68% 0.16% 0.62% 0.99% 0.27%
Senior Pay Level** 288 81.60% 18.40% 1.74% 88.89% 4.17% 2.08% 0.00% 1.04% 2.08% 0.00%
SES** 286 81.82% 18.18% 1.75% 89.16% 4.20% 2.10% 0.00% 1.05% 1.75% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 9,989 67.46% 32.54% 6.14% 76.18% 12.89% 2.41% 0.36% 0.75% 1.26% 0.26%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 10,845 73.93% 26.07% 4.34% 84.37% 7.44% 1.98% 0.24% 0.77% 0.85% 0.27%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 1,942 78.48% 21.52% 2.21% 88.57% 5.15% 1.70% 0.05% 0.88% 1.44% 0.46%

*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, USAF employed 936 (0.53%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 3,566 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of 4 employees over FY 2010 and a decrease of 106 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.55% and for FY 2007 was 0.67%. Over the 5-year period USAF had a net decrease of 0.14% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 8,083 7,617 7,620 7,906 8,386
Targeted Disabilities 1,042 12.89% 953 12.51% 934 12.26% 932 11.79% 936 11.16%

*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, USAF employed 48,728 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 21.52% of USAF's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 10 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 286 women since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 44,988 30.53% 43,736 30.33% 45,205 30.2% 47,203 29.57% 48,728 29.03%
Senior Level Management 132 17.3% 133 17.62% 95 16.16% 408 21.46% 418 21.52%
Mid Level Management 386 22.04% 411 23.19% 228 19.81% 2,815 26.9% 2,827 26.07%
1st Level Management 446 22.82% 419 21.95% 414 22.09% 3,168 32.69% 3,250 32.54%

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