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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 1,457 Temporary Workforce: 20 Total Workforce: 1,477

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 1,457 55.80% 44.20% 1.72% 63.97% 19.70% 7.00% 0.00% 0.75% 6.86% 0.55%
Major Occupations:
General Business& Industry 302 61.59% 38.41% 2.65% 75.50% 15.56% 4.97% 0.00% 0.33% 0.99% 0.99%
General Attorney 260 51.15% 48.85% 1.92% 81.54% 9.62% 5.38% 0.00% 0.38% 1.15% 0.77%
Civil Engineer 136 83.82% 16.18% 5.15% 72.06% 4.41% 17.65% 0.00% 0.74% 0.00% 0.00%
GS-14 and GS-15* 610 63.28% 36.72% 1.31% 79.18% 9.02% 5.41% 0.00% 0.49% 4.59% 0.82%
Senior Pay Level** 42 76.19% 23.81% 2.38% 80.95% 9.52% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 4.26% 0.00%
SES** 42 76.19% 23.81% 2.38% 80.95% 9.52% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 4.26% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 128 32.81% 67.19% 1.56% 42.19% 37.50% 5.47% 0.00% 3.12% 10.16% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 228 49.56% 50.44% 2.63% 58.33% 32.46% 2.63% 0.00% 0.00% 3.95% 1.32%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 216 69.91% 30.09% 3.24% 77.31% 10.65% 6.94% 0.00% 1.85% 0.00% 0.00%

*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, FERC employed 8 (0.54%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 30 IWTD were needed. This is the same as the number of employees in FY 2010 and a decrease of 5 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.54% and for FY 2007 was 1%. Over the 5-year period FERC had a net decrease of 0.46% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 80 81 94 86 86
Targeted Disabilities 13 16.25% 11 13.58% 12 12.77% 8 9.3% 8 9.3%

*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, FERC employed 644 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 30.09% of FERC's permanent senior level management positions. This represents a decrease of 8 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 65 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 592 46.61% 606 45.46% 649 44.79% 644 44.2% 644 44.2%
Senior Level Management 0 0% 21 27.63% 65 27.08% 73 28.63% 65 30.09%
Mid Level Management 0 0% 0 0% 112 50.91% 115 50.44% 115 50.44%
1st Level Management 0 0% 0 0% 89 64.49% 86 67.19% 86 67.19%

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