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  1. ===============OPM EXPRESS===========BULLETIN 66==============================
  2.  
  3.                PROFILE OF THE "TYPICAL" FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE
  4.  
  5.                                September 30, 1989
  6.  
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  8.  
  9. INTRODUCTION
  10.  
  11. The typical Federal civilian employee is a topic of frequent interest for the
  12. news media, business, private citizens and organizations as well as the
  13. Congress, White House, and other Federal agencies.  This factsheet lists the
  14. summary statistics often requested for speeches, letters and reports. (Data are
  15. for total on-board non-postal employment (all work schedules) unless otherwise
  16. indicated and may differ from other releases due to coverage--e.g., agency, work
  17. schedule, tenure--and as-f dates).
  18.  
  19. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  20.  
  21. Age                     42.1 years average for full-time permanent employees
  22.  
  23. Length of Service       13.2 years average for full-time permanent employees
  24.  
  25. Retirement Eligibility  8% of full-time permanents covered under Civil Service
  26.                         Retirement (excluding hires since January 1984)
  27.  
  28. Education Level         34% have Bachelors Degree or higher degree
  29.  
  30. Gender                  57% male and 43% female
  31.  
  32. Race/National Origin    27.2% minority: 16.7% Black; 5.3% Hispanic;
  33.                         3.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; 1.8% Native American
  34.  
  35. Handicapped Status      7% have handicaps
  36.  
  37. Veterans Preference     31% have veterans preference (17% are Vietnam Era
  38.                         Veterans)
  39.  
  40. Retired Military        5.0% of total; 0.5% officers and 4.5% enlisted personnel
  41.  
  42. JOB CHARACTERISTICS
  43.  
  44. Annual Base Salary      $30,377 average for full-time permanent employees;
  45.                         $37,699 in Washington, DC
  46.  
  47. Special Rates           10% paid higher rates for retention in shortage
  48.                         occupations
  49.  
  50. Grade                   8.6 average General Schedule grade
  51.  
  52. Pay System              73% General Schedule; 18% wage system; 9% others
  53.  
  54. Work Schedule           93% full-time; 4% part-time; 3% intermittent
  55.  
  56. Tenure                  89% permanent appointments; 86% full-time permanent
  57.                         appointments
  58.  
  59. Occupation and PATCO    82% white-collar (20% Professions; 24.5% Administrative;
  60.                                          17.5% Technical; 18% Clerical; 2% Other
  61.                         18% blue-collar
  62.  
  63. Supervisory Status      10.2% supervisors; 1.4% managers; 0.5% executives
  64.  
  65. Union Representation    75% eligible and 62% represented
  66.  
  67. Service
  68.   (Position Occupied)   81.4% Competitive; 18.3% Excepted; 0.3% Senior Executive
  69.                         Service
  70.  
  71. Agency                  47.7% Department of Defense and 11.5% Department of
  72.                         Veterans Affairs
  73.  
  74. Geographic Location     96% USA and 14% Washington, DC area
  75.  
  76. Retirement Plan         56.3% Civil Service Retirement (including 1.7% in
  77.                         special plan for law enforcement and firefighter
  78.                         personnel)
  79.                         2.8% Civil Service Retirement and Social Security
  80.                         7.8% Social Security only
  81.                         0.7% Foreign Service Retirement or other system
  82.                         0.8% none
  83.  
  84. Life Insurance          91% eligible for Federal Employees' Group Life
  85.                         Insurance; 14% waived; 26% have basic coverage and 51%
  86.                         have more than basic coverage
  87.  
  88. DATA SOURCE
  89.  
  90. U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Central Personnel Data File covers Federal
  91. civilian employees except Members and employees of Congress, Architect of the
  92. Capitol, Botanic Garden, Library of Congress, Congressional Budget Office,
  93. Copyright Royalty Tribunal, Office of Technology Assessment, Judicial Branch,
  94. White House Office, Office of the Vice President, Federal Reserve Board, U.S.
  95. Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, Tennessee Valley Authority, Defense
  96. Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and
  97. foreign nationals employed overseas.
  98.  
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