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The Fact Book

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics 1997 Edition

Trend of Employment 1988 - 1996

Job Characteristics
  1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Annual Base Salary $28,932 $30,377 $32,026 $34,100 $36,279 $38,287 $39,9.58 $41,557*** $43,187
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
Average GS Grade 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3
Washington, D.C.-
MD-VA-WV
Metropolitan
Statistical Area
10 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.9 11
Pay System
General Schedule
0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.73
Wage Systems
0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.14
Others
0.09 0.09 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.11 0.11 0.13
Occupational Category
White-Collar
0.82 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.85 0.86
Professional
0.2 0.2 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.24
Administrative
0.24 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.28
Blue-Collar
0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14
Supervisory Status
Supervisors/
Managers
0.12 0.116 0.12 0.124 0.126 0.127 0.122 0.116 0.112
Permanent
Appointments		 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Full-time Permanent
0.86 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.88

 

Note: All data are as of September of selected year. Data shown for "Annual Base Salary" represent average for full-time permanent employees.

* revised

Source: "The 'typical' Federal Civilian Employee"; Office of Workforce Information. (202) 606-1817 OWI@OPM.GOV

Trend of Employment 1988 - 1996

Job Characteristics (continued)
  1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Work Schedule
Full-time
0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93
Part-time
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03
Intermittent
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.04
Service
Competitive
0.81 0.81 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.78
Excepted & Senior
Executive Service
0.19 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.22
Agency
Department of
Defense
0.47 0.48 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.43 0.42 0.42 0.41
Department of
Veterans Affairs
0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.13
All Others
0.41 0.4 0.42 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.44 0.46
Geographic Location
United States
0.96 0.96 0.96 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97
Washington, DC -
MD - VA - WV
Metropolitan
Statistical Area
0.14 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15

Note: All data are as of September of selected year.

Source: "The 'typical' Federal Civilian Employee"; Office of Workforce Information. (202)606-1817 OWI@OPM.GOV

Updated September 04, 1997