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U. S. Office of Personnel Management
The Fact Book
1998 Edition

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics

Trend of Employment, 1988 - 1997
Job Characteristics

  1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Annual Base Salary $28,932 $30,377 $32,026 $34,100 $36,279 $38,287 $39,958 $41,557 $43,187 $44,902
Washington, D.C.--
MD-VA-WV Metropolitan
Statistical Area
$35,830 $37,699 $39,834 $42,515 $45,038 $46,933 $49,554 $51,754 $54,025 $55,565
Average GS Grade 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.3
Washington, D.C.--
MD-VA-WV
Metropolitan
Statistical Area
10.0 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.1
Pay System
General Schedule 73% 73% 73% 73%   74% 74% 74% 75%  73% 73%
Wage Systems 18%  18%  17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 14% 14% 14%
Others 9% 9% 10% 10% 10% 10% 11% 11% 13% 13%
Occupational Category
White-Collar       82% 82% 83% 83% 84% 84% 85% 85% 86% 86%
Professional 19% 20% 21% 22%  22%  23%   23%   24% 24% 24%
Administrative   24% 25% 24% 25% 25% 26% 27% 27% 28% 29%
Blue-Collar    18% 18% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14%
Supervisory Status
Supervisors/
Managers
   
12.0% 12.1% 12.4% 12.4% 12.6% 12.7% 12.2% 11.6% 11.2% 11.1%
Permanent Appointments    89%  89% 89% 89% 89% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90%
Full-time Permanent 86% 86% 87% 87% 87% 87% 87% 87% 88% 88%
Work Schedule
Full-time   93% 93% 93% 93% 93% 93% 92% 93% 93% 93%
Part-time 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3%
Intermittent 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 4% 4%
Service
Competitive    81% 81% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 78% 77%
Excepted & Senior
Executive Service    
19% 19% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 22% 23%
Agency
Department of Defense        47% 48% 46% 44% 44% 43% 42% 42% 41% 40%
Department of Veterans Affairs 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 13% 13% 14% 13% 13%
All Others 41% 40% 42% 44% 44% 44% 45% 44% 46% 47%
Geographic Location
United States 96% 96% 96% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97%
Washington, D.C.  -MD-VA - WV Metropolitan
Statistical Area
14% 14% 14% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15%
Notes: All data are as of September of selected year.
Data shown for "Annual Base Salary" represent average for full-time permanent employees.
Source: "The 'typical' Federal Civilian Employee"; Office of Workforce Information.
(202) 606-1817 OWI@OPM.GOV

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