The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Permanent Work Force: 18,568
Total Work Force: 19,329
- NASA's permanent work force participation rate for women was 33.60%, for Blacks
was 10.78%, for Hispanics was 4.88%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.46%, and
for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.87%.
- NASA's top three major occupational areas are Aerospace Engineering, Electronics
Engineering, and General Engineering.
- In the Aerospace Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women
was 15.43%, for Blacks was 5.30%, for Hispanics was 4.74%, for Asians/
Pacific Islanders was 7.25%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was
0.63%.
- In the Electronics Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women
was 14.41%, for Blacks was 7.05%, for Hispanics was 6.04%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 10.08%, and for American Indians/Alaskan
Natives was 2.31%.
- In the General Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was
21.12%, for Blacks was 5.88%, for Hispanics was 5.14%, for Asians/Pacific
Islanders was 5.21%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.73%.
- NASA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 18.78%, for
Blacks was 4.77%, for Hispanics was 3.98%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was
5.58%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.74%.
- NASA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 18.24%, for Blacks was
6.98%, for Hispanics was 2.25%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.83%, and for
American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.68%.
- People with targeted disabilities were 0.97% of the total work force. The estimated
availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
- NASA completed 15 ADR efforts during the informal EEO process; 14 resulted in
settlements.
- Fifty-one individuals filed 55 discrimination complaints.
- In the formal EEO process, NASA made 19 ADR efforts; 12 resulted in settlements.
- NASA settled a total of 29 complaints.
- NASA paid $599,981 for corrective actions: $250,878 for front and back pay
awards, $236,325 for lump sum payments, $15,000 for compensatory damages,
and $97,777 for attorney's fees.
- NASA issued 19 decisions on the merits. No findings of discrimination were issued.
- NASA took an average of 512 days to process a complaint from filing to closing.
The average processing time for a merits decision was 680 days.
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