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Department of Energy (DOE)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 15,715 Temporary Workforce: 666 Total Workforce: 16,381

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 15,715 61.71% 38.29% 6.35% 75.14% 11.07% 4.75% 0.17% 1.34% 1.18% 0.75%
Major Occupations:
General Engineering 1,637 80.82% 19.18% 8.80% 74.95% 5.19% 8.55% 0.06% 1.47% 0.98% 0.24%
General Physical Science 657 73.82% 26.18% 4.41% 83.11% 4.41% 5.33% 0.46% 1.83% 0.46% 0.30%
Contracting 646 43.65% 56.35% 8.20% 71.98% 14.55% 3.10% 0.15% 1.24% 0.77% 0.62%
GS-14 and GS-15* 4,399 66.33% 33.67% 3.73% 79.34% 9.25% 5.98% 0.16% 0.82% 0.73% 0.61%
Senior

Pay Level**

354 74.86% 25.14% 3.39% 84.46% 7.06% 3.95% 4.24% 0.85% 0.00% 0.28%
SES** 325 74.46% 25.54% 3.69% 84.92% 7.38% 3.69% 4.00% 0.62% 0.00% 0.31%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 15 40.00% 60.00% 6.67% 86.67% 6.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 855 65.96% 34.04% 4.80% 80.23% 6.78% 5.38% 0.00% 1.75% 1.05% 0.94%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 1410 69.22% 30.78% 3.90% 81.63% 9.57% 4.11% 4.18% 1.21% 0.50% 0.57%

*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, DOE employed 119 (0.73%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 328 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 5 employees from FY 2010 and a decrease of 3 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.75% and for FY 2007 was 0.82%. Over the 5-year period DOE had a net decrease of 0.09% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 898 874 834 882 934
Targeted Disabilities 122 13.59% 118 13.5% 120 14.39% 124 14.06% 119 12.74%

*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, DOE employed 6,017 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 30.78% of DOE's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 51 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 76 women since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011**
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 5,554 38.38% 5,785 38.6% 5,940 38.73% 6,110 38.34% 6,017 38.29%
Senior Level Management 358 25.25% 336 25.77% 356 26.49% 383 27.01% 434 30.78%
Mid Level Management 430 33.33% 247 31.63% 247 34.02% 278 32.63% 291 34.04%
1st Level Management 13 16.67% 7 53.85% 3 37.5% 5 55.56% 9 60%

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