PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Permanent Work Force: 201,078

Total Work Force: 222,985

• Veterans Affairs's permanent work force participation rate for women was 57.55%, for Blacks was 24.21%, for Hispanics was 6.34%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.55%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.87%.
• Veterans Affairs's top three major occupational areas are Nurse, Medical Officer, and Veterans' Claims Examiner.
  • In the Nurse occupation, the participation rate for women was 85.44%, for Blacks was 14.32%, for Hispanics was 6.04%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.99%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.66%.
  • In the Medical Officer occupation, the participation rate for women was 25.69%, for Blacks was 3.47%, for Hispanics was 6.02%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 19.07%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.26%.
  • In the Veterans' Claims Examiner occupation, the participation rate for women was 53.30%, for Blacks was 22.34%, for Hispanics was 5.80%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.55%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.54%.
• Veterans Affairs's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 27.50%, for Blacks was 5.36%, for Hispanics was 5.30%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 15.65%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.37%.
• Veterans Affairs's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 21.46%, for Blacks was 6.31%, for Hispanics was 3.03%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.52%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.52%.
• People with targeted disabilities were 1.69% of the total work force. The estimated availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
• Veterans Affairs completed 242 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint process; 132 resulted in settlements or with no formal complaint being filed.
• There were 4,772 instances of pre-complaint counseling. Two thousand forty-two individuals filed 2,258 discrimination complaints.
• Veterans Affairs completed 24 ADR efforts during the complaint process; eight resulted in settlements.
• Veterans Affairs settled 576 complaints.
• Veterans Affairs paid $2,988,387 for corrective actions: $261,761 for front or back pay awards, $1,062,219 for lump sum payments, $1,048,457 for compensatory damages, and $615,950 for attorney's fees.
• Veterans Affairs issued 991 decisions on the merits. Thirty-seven findings of discrimination were issued.
• Veterans Affairs took an average of 135 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 308 days.

Table of EEO Indicators

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