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Social Security Administration (SSA)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 65,570 Temporary Workforce: 1,566 Total Workforce: 67,136

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 65,570 31.80% 68.20% 14.09% 50.15% 28.37% 5.23% 0.21% 1.18% 0.77% 1.99%
Major Occupations:
Social Insurance Admin 28,722 29.36% 70.64% 18.04% 51.36% 23.03% 5.29% 0.23% 1.48% 0.57% 1.35%
Contact Represent 11,556 27.15% 72.85% 21.56% 36.86% 34.08% 4.71% 0.37% 1.32% 1.12% 3.29%
Legal Assistance 3,860 16.94% 83.06% 8.94% 51.55% 33.45% 3.86% 0.18% 1.19% 0.83% 1.87%
GS-14 and GS-15* 3,538 46.33% 53.67% 7.49% 67.02% 20.27% 3.53% 0.06% 0.99% 0.65% 0.79%
Senior Pay Level** 1,687 69.00% 31.00% 4.80% 84.35% 8.12% 1.36% 0.06% 0.71% 0.59% 1.30%
SES** 148 57.43% 42.57% 6.76% 70.95% 19.59% 1.35% 0.00% 0.68% 0.68% 1.35%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 2,455 27.78% 72.22% 20.08% 44.03% 29.04% 4.73% 0.16% 1.43% 0.53% 0.77%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 3,716 38.29% 61.71% 11.76% 59.23% 23.65% 3.12% 0.27% 1.35% 0.62% 0.70%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 2,245 64.10% 35.90% 5.21% 80.67% 11.14% 1.51% 0.04% 0.85% 0.58% 0.98%

*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, SSA employed 1,317 (1.96%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 1,343 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 70 employees from FY 2010 and an increase of 29 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 1.98% and for FY 2007 was 2.06%. Over the 5-year period SSA had a net decrease of 0.1% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 4,623 4,726 5,063 5,205 5,045
Targeted Disabilities 1,288 27.86% 1,289 27.27% 1,346 26.59% 1,387 26.65% 1,317 26.11%

*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, SSA employed 44,719 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 35.90% of SSA's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 448 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 482 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 1,686 43.4% 43,755 69.6% 45,466 68.82% 46,407 68.25% 44,719 68.2%
Senior Level Management 324 47.23% 323 46.54% 333 46.57% 358 47.04% 806 35.90%
Mid Level Management 1,957 57.64% 2,031 59.01% 2,107 59.44% 2,215 60.55% 2,293 61.71%
1st Level Management 1,436 72.6% 1,563 71.53% 1,646 72.45% 1,689 72.33% 1,773 72.22%

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