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Chapter 7:

 

Representation Within Occupations

Because the USCG does not have any combat restrictions, the same proportion of USCG female and male officers were in tactical operations. Women were underrepresented in engineering and maintenance, and overrepresented in the non-occupational area (Table 7.8).

Table 7.8. Occupational Areas of FY 2002 USCG and DoD Active Component Officer Personnel by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Percent)
Occupational Area
Coast Guard
DoD Total
Male
Female
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
USCG Total
General Officers and Executives
0.7
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.4
Tactical Operations
38.4
38.7
39.4
25.9
33.6
38.2
38.4
35.8
Intelligence
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
1.5
0.4
0.5
5.1
Engineering and Maintenance
29.7
22.6
29.1
29.7
21.0
27.4
28.7
11.9
Scientists and Professionals
0.4
1.1
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.8
0.5
5.5
Health Care
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.1
0.4
0.0
0.4
17.7
Administration
8.8
7.1
8.6
7.7
7.8
9.3
8.6
6.1
Supply, Procurement, and Allied Occupations
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.7
1.1
1.2
0.7
9.1
Non-Occupational
20.5
29.1
20.2
33.9
34.0
22.8
21.6
8.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
Also see Appendix Tables B-37 (Active Component Officer Corps by Occupational Area and Service), and E-19 (Coast Guard Active Component Officer Corps by Occupational Area, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).


By race/ethnicity, Black officers were underrepresented in tactical operations and Hispanic officers were underrepresented in engineering and maintenance. Compared to the overall DoD, the USCG officer corps comprised, proportionally, more engineering and maintenance officers and fewer health care providers. The difference in health care can be partially explained by the USCG’s reliance on the Public Health Service for some of its medical and dental care.

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