B39 - Officer Corps by Occupational Area & Race/Ethnicity

Table B-39. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Corps by Occupational Area, Service, and Race/Ethnicity

a. Number

RACE/ ETHNICITY

 OCCUPATIONAL AREA

TOTAL

General Officers*

Tactical Operations

Intelligence

Engineering and Maintenance

Scientists and Professionals

Health Care

Administration

Supply, Procurement, and Allied

Non-Occupational**

ARMY

 White

279

22,277

3,423

5,190

2,436

11,206

2,841

5,166

841

53,659

 Black

25

2,253

428

1,034

242

1,444

702

1,266

55

7,449

 Hispanic

2

885

188

291

91

467

188

303

16

2,431

 Other

2

1,116

192

369

128

1,087

195

325

27

3,441

 Total

308

26,531

4,231

6,884

2,897

14,204

3,926

7,060

939

66,980

NAVY

 White

210

18,405

1,794

4,557

1,766

9,481

2,130

2,276

4,957

45,576

 Black

7

843

141

365

146

686

297

311

430

3,226

 Hispanic

2

737

104

135

81

399

100

129

446

2,133

 Other

1

632

74

171

77

634

137

155

390

2,271

 Total

220

20,617

2,113

5,228

2,070

11,200

2,664

2,871

6,223

53,206

MARINE CORPS

 White

75

7,156

591

1,067

366

0

699

1,584

1,740

13,278

 Black

3

337

29

115

16

0

107

224

158

989

 Hispanic

2

317

30

61

19

0

43

98

137

707

 Other

0

214

25

48

11

0

33

63

107

501

 Total

80

8,024

675

1,291

412

0

882

1,969

2,142

15,475

AIR FORCE

 White

259

22,291

2,940

9,016

4,123

11,656

3,873

5,083

2,773

62,014

 Black

8

836

147

824

271

943

610

596

100

4,335

 Hispanic

3

447

84

278

108

248

122

166

77

1,533

 Other

4

806

213

662

190

824

257

304

244

3,504

 Total

274

24,380

3,384

10,780

4,692

13,671

4,862

6,149

3,194

71,386

TOTAL DoD

 White

823

70,129

8,748

19,830

8,691

32,343

9,543

14,109

10,311

174,527

 Black

43

4,269

745

2,338

675

3,073

1,716

2,397

743

15,999

 Hispanic

9

2,386

406

765

299

1,114

453

696

676

6,804

 Other

7

2,768

504

1,250

406

2,545

622

847

768

9,717

 Total

882

79,552

10,403

24,183

10,071

39,075

12,334

18,049

12,498

207,047

b. Percent

RACE/ ETHNICITY

 OCCUPATIONAL AREA

TOTAL

General Officers*

Tactical Operations

Intelligence

Engineering and Maintenance

Scientists and Professionals

Health Care

Administration

Supply, Procurement, and Allied

Non-Occupational**

ARMY

 White

0.52%

41.52%

6.38%

9.67%

4.54%

20.88%

5.29%

9.63%

1.57%

100.00%

 Black

0.34%

30.25%

5.75%

13.88%

3.25%

19.39%

9.42%

17.00%

0.74%

100.00%

 Hispanic

0.08%

36.40%

7.73%

11.97%

3.74%

19.21%

7.73%

12.46%

0.66%

100.00%

 Other

0.06%

32.43%

5.58%

10.72%

3.72%

31.59%

5.67%

9.44%

0.78%

100.00%

 Total

0.46%

39.61%

6.32%

10.28%

4.33%

21.21%

5.86%

10.54%

1.40%

100.00%

NAVY

 White

0.46%

40.38%

3.94%

10.00%

3.87%

20.80%

4.67%

4.99%

10.88%

100.00%

 Black

0.22%

26.13%

4.37%

11.31%

4.53%

21.26%

9.21%

9.64%

13.33%

100.00%

 Hispanic

0.09%

34.55%

4.88%

6.33%

3.80%

18.71%

4.69%

6.05%

20.91%

100.00%

 Other

0.04%

27.83%

3.26%

7.53%

3.39%

27.92%

6.03%

6.83%

17.17%

100.00%

 Total

0.41%

38.75%

3.97%

9.83%

3.89%

21.05%

5.01%

5.40%

11.70%

100.00%

MARINE CORPS

 White

0.56%

53.89%

4.45%

8.04%

2.76%

0.00%

5.26%

11.93%

13.10%

100.00%

 Black

0.30%

34.07%

2.93%

11.63%

1.62%

0.00%

10.82%

22.65%

15.98%

100.00%

 Hispanic

0.28%

44.84%

4.24%

8.63%

2.69%

0.00%

6.08%

13.86%

19.38%

100.00%

 Other

0.00%

42.71%

4.99%

9.58%

2.20%

0.00%

6.59%

12.57%

21.36%

100.00%

 Total

0.52%

51.85%

4.36%

8.34%

2.66%

0.00%

5.70%

12.72%

13.84%

100.00%

AIR FORCE

 White

0.42%

35.95%

4.74%

14.54%

6.65%

18.80%

6.25%

8.20%

4.47%

100.00%

 Black

0.18%

19.28%

3.39%

19.01%

6.25%

21.75%

14.07%

13.75%

2.31%

100.00%

 Hispanic

0.20%

29.16%

5.48%

18.13%

7.05%

16.18%

7.96%

10.83%

5.02%

100.00%

 Other

0.11%

23.00%

6.08%

18.89%

5.42%

23.52%

7.33%

8.68%

6.96%

100.00%

 Total

0.38%

34.15%

4.74%

15.10%

6.57%

19.15%

6.81%

8.61%

4.47%

100.00%

TOTAL DoD

 White

0.47%

40.18%

5.01%

11.36%

4.98%

18.53%

5.47%

8.08%

5.91%

100.00%

 Black

0.27%

26.68%

4.66%

14.61%

4.22%

19.21%

10.73%

14.98%

4.64%

100.00%

 Hispanic

0.13%

35.07%

5.97%

11.24%

4.39%

16.37%

6.66%

10.23%

9.94%

100.00%

 Other

0.07%

28.49%

5.19%

12.86%

4.18%

26.19%

6.40%

8.72%

7.90%

100.00%

 Total

0.43%

38.42%

5.02%

11.68%

4.86%

18.87%

5.96%

8.72%

6.04%

100.00%

 * Calculations do not include 558 White, 26 Black, 12 Hispanic, and 4 "Other" Marine Corps; and 479 White, 13 Black, 6 Hispanic, and 9 "Other"

 Air Force O-6 officers classified as general officers by the Services.

** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.

 Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.


Last Updated on 11/30/99

 

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