Table 1
Educational attainment, tenure, and occupational categories of Black federal workers
| Share of Black workers | |
|---|---|
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 2.8% |
| High school | 31.3% |
| Some college | 20.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 45.3% |
| Tenure | |
| Less than 1 year | 8.6% |
| 1–4 years | 24.2% |
| 5–9 years | 19.0% |
| 10–19 years | 27.0% |
| 20–34 years | 15.6% |
| 35 years or more | 5.5% |
| Occupational category | |
| Professional | 18.4% |
| Administrative | 43.1% |
| Technical | 20.5% |
| Clerical | 7.2% |
| Other white collar | 3.0% |
| Blue collar | 7.8% |
Note: Shares represent Black alone, non-Hispanic employees only. Within the education categories, some college encompasses those who completed an occupational program and those between high school and a bachelor's degree.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data.
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