Federal government scales back hiring

Industry statistics

Employment

Total U.S. civilian labor force: 142,000,000

Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Total employed by the federal government (excluding Postal Service and armed forces): 2,737,000

Federal government worker demographics

Work site: Four out of five work outside the Washington, D.C. metro area

Rank: Almost half hold managerial or professional jobs

IT salaries and numbers

Average IT salary

National average: $70,940

Federal government average: $66,465

Percent stating they are not fairly compensated: 50%

Salary increases

Percent receiving merit increase: 99%

Percent receiving standard increase: 50%

Percent promoted and receiving increase: 10.7%

Percent receiving increase with new training: 14%

Average salary increase: 8%

Average IT salary increase for all industries: 12.9%

Bonuses

Average IT bonus in all industries, nationwide: $4,520

Average IT bonus in federal government: $1,136

Experience

Average experience in the IT industry: 12 years

Average weekly hours worked: 46.7

Job hopping

Years in current agency in federal government:

One: 13.4%

Two: 11.4%

Three: 16.8%

Highest level of education achieved

High school: 8.7%

Associate's degree: 12.1%

Bachelor's degree: 49%

Master's degree: 28.2%

Certification

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: 12.8%

Database certification: 2.1%

Master Certified Novell Engineer: 3.5%

Web resource

CIO Council -- www.cio.gov

CIO Council serves as a principal interagency forum for improving government IT practices.

Source: 2000 Infoworld compensation survey, and U.S. Bureau of Labor

» posted by ITworld staff

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