Occupations of USCG RC Officers

Representation Within Occupations. Unlike the Active Component, USCG Reserve officer corps females were equally represented with their male counterparts in tactical operations (Table 8.17). But, similar to the Active Component Coast Guard, women in the USCG Reserve were underrepresented in engineering and maintenance and overrepresented in non-occupational areas. Black USCG Reserve officers were underrepresented in tactical operations.

Table 8.17. Occupational Areas of FY 1998 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Officer Personnel by Race and Gender (Percent)
Occupational Area	Coast Guard							DoD Total
Occupational Area	Male	Female	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Total	DoD Total
General Officers and Executives	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	*	0.0	0.5	0.5
Tactical Operations	27.3	27.3	28.5	21.6	*	9.4	27.3	33.9
Intelligence	3.6	3.6	3.4	2.7	*	7.6	3.6	5.1
Engineering and Maintenance	30.9	20.9	29.8	35.1	*	20.8	29.6	10.1
Scientists and Professionals	1.3	1.4	1.3	2.7	*	0.0	1.3	6.4
Health Care	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.0	*	0.0	0.8	21.3
Administration	3.8	5.8	4.2	2.7	*	1.9	4.1	7.7
Supply, Procurement, and Allied Occupations	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	*	0.0	0.5	10.5
Non-Occupational	31.3	40.3	30.9	35.1	*	60.4	32.5	4.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	*	100.0	100.0	100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. * Coast Guard Reserve reports racial data only. Also see Appendix Table C-32 (Selected Reserve Officers by Occupational Area, Component, and Race/ Ethnicity) and E-39 (Coast Guard Reserve Officers by Occupational Area, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).