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Department of Transportation (DOT)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 56,451 Temporary Workforce: 1,270 Total Workforce: 57,721

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 56,451 73.17% 26.83% 6.62% 75.31% 11.60% 4.11% 0.25% 1.21% 0.89% 0.72%
Major Occupations:
Air Traffic Control 20,356 83.32% 16.68% 5.98% 83.62% 6.14% 2.06% 0.24% 0.95% 1.01% 0.19%
Transport. Specialist 6,893 88.00% 12.00% 8.15% 73.86% 10.58% 4.15% 0.39% 1.61% 1.26% 0.59%
Aviation Safety 4,303 92.31% 7.69% 5.48% 86.40% 4.65% 1.49% 0.28% 1.21% 0.49% 0.28%
GS-14 and GS-15* 2,632 66.07% 33.93% 3.72% 72.26% 15.88% 6.99% 0.11% 0.30% 0.72% 1.10%
Senior Pay Level** 401 65.34% 34.66% 4.99% 79.05% 11.97% 2.24% 0.25% 1.00% 0.50% 0.00%
SES** 401 65.34% 34.66% 4.99% 79.05% 11.97% 2.24% 0.25% 1.00% 0.50% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 65 78.46% 21.54% 29.23% 60.00% 6.15% 1.54% 0.00% 1.54% 1.54% 1.54%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 571 69.00% 31.00% 6.30% 73.20% 14.36% 5.25% 0.00% 0.18% 0.70% 0.35%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 4,740 77.68% 22.32% 5.25% 79.20% 10.74% 2.59% 0.21% 1.31% 0.70% 0.53%

*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, DOT employed 428 (0.74%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 1,154 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of 24 employees over FY 2010 and an increase of 126 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.7% and for FY 2007 was 0.56%. Over the 5-year period DOT had a net increase of 0.18% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 2,423 2,445 2,572 2,921 3,147
Targeted Disabilities 302 12.46% 315 12.88% 340 13.22% 404 13.83% 428 13.6%

*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, DOT employed 15,145 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 22.32% of DOT's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 770 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 770 women since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 14,123 26.69% 14,548 26.98% 15,058 26.96% 15,217 26.93% 15,145 26.83%
Senior Level Management 288 27.8% 304 28.98% 319 30.85% 329 32.19% 1,058 22.32%
Mid Level Management 372 28.66% 346 29.17% 269 30.22% 236 30.65% 177 31%
1st Level Management 16 21.05% 16 21.33% 15 19.23% 13 18.06% 14 21.54%

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