Representation Within Occupations.  FY 1998 occupational representation of the USCG Reserve enlisted force by gender and race is presented in Table 8.14.  Female and Black USCG Reserve enlisted members were overrepresented in the functional support and administration occupational area (50 and 34 percent, respectively, compared to 16 percent for the USCG Reserve as a whole).  Relative, proportionally, to DoD, the USCG had more craftsmen, and service and supply handlers; and fewer electrical/mechanical equipment repairers and medical and dental specialists.  Some of the difference between the USCG Reserve and DoD Reserve Components in the medical and dental specialties may be explained by the fact that the USCG uses both internal and external sources (i.e., Public Health Service personnel) for medical/dental services.

Table 8.14.  Occupational Areas of FY 1998 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel by Race and Gender (Percent)
Occupational Code and Area	Coast Guard							DoD Total
	Male	Female	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Total
0.  Infantry, Gun Crews, and Seamanship Specialists	21.4	13.3	21.1	11.3	*	14.9	20.3	18.6
1.  Electronic Equipment Repairers	4.6	1.6	4.2	2.9	*	6.2	4.2	4.6
2.  Communications and Intelligence Specialists	2.7	6.2	3.1	2.9	*	2.5	3.1	4.9
3.  Medical and Dental Specialists	1.6	3.9	1.8	2.3	*	1.7	1.9	6.8
4.  Other Allied Specialists	4.4	2.1	4.0	4.1	*	5.8	4.1	2.7
5.  Functional Support and Administration	10.7	49.6	14.4	34.0	*	20.3	15.7	18.4
6.  Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Repairers	6.1	1.2	5.6	2.6	*	6.6	5.4	16.6
7.  Craftsmen	16.1	2.2	14.7	9.0	*	11.6	14.3	5.8
8.  Service and Supply Handlers	25.3	9.4	23.8	18.0	*	18.7	23.3	10.3
9.  Non-Occupational**	7.3	10.4	7.3	12.8	*	11.6	7.7	11.2
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. **Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns. Also see Appendix Table C-21 (Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Component, and Gender) and E-34 (Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).

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