April 10, 2001, 1:22 PM — 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
