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Representation Within Occupations

The distribution of officers across occupational areas is shown in Table 6.7 for Active and Reserve Components. Overall, the largest proportions of officers in the Reserve and Active Components are assigned to tactical operations and health care positions (55 percent each). However, due to assigned missions, the Reserve Components have a smaller proportion than the Active Components in tactical operations (33 and 36 percent, respectively), but a greater proportion of officers in health care (22 and 18 percent, respectively).

Table 6.7. FY 2002 Occupational Areas of Active and Selected Reserve Officer Corps (Percent)
Occupational Area
Active
Components
Reserve
Components
General Officers and Executives*
0.4
0.5
Tactical Operations
35.8
32.8
Intelligence
5.1
5.5
Engineering and Maintenance
11.9
9.7
Scientists and Professionals
5.5
6.8
Health Care
17.7
21.8
Administration
6.1
7.2
Supply, Procurement, and Allied Occupations
9.1
9.9
Non-Occupational**
8.4
5.9
Total
100.0
100.0

Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
*Reserve Components calculations do not include 665 O-6 officers classified as general or executive officers by the Services (6-ARNG, 6-USAR, 252-USMCR, 245-ANG, and 156-USAFR).
**Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.
Also see Appendix Table B-37 (Occupational Area by Component and Gender) and C-31 (Occupational Area by Component).

Differences in occupational assignment among the Reserve Components are shown in Table 6.8. With the exception of the USAR, the largest proportion of officers in each component is in tactical operations. Among the Reserve components, the ARNG and USMCR have the greatest proportions of officers in tactical operations (46 and 59 percent, respectively). The USAR has the smallest proportion of officers in tactical operations (17 percent).

Table 6.8. Comparison of FY 2002 Occupational Area Distribution of Officers by Active and Reserve Component (Percent)
Active and Reserve Components
Occupational Area*
0**
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
ARMY
Active Component
0.5
34.7
6.1
11.8
6.8
20.6
6.7
10.4
2.4
Army National Guard
0.6
45.5
3.3
8.0
3.6
10.4
5.8
10.2
12.7
Army Reserve
0.3
17.4
4.7
8.5
10.7
32.8
8.3
13.3
4.0
Active Component
0.4
38.2
3.9
10.4
3.9
21.1
4.2
6.2
11.8
0.3
39.0
11.1
10.7
4.0
20.8
6.5
6.5
1.2
MARINE CORPS
Active Component
0.5
51.5
4.9
8.1
3.0
0.0
6.2
13.8
12.0
USMC Reserve
0.3
58.5
5.0
7.7
5.7
0.0
6.3
14.8
1.7
AIR FORCE
Active Component
0.4
31.5
5.1
13.9
6.1
16.4
7.0
8.9
10.8
Air National Guard
1.2
37.9
2.7
13.5
4.6
16.0
9.1
6.5
8.6
USAF Reserve
0.5
30.2
7.2
11.3
8.7
26.1
6.3
7.6
2.1

Rows may not add to total due
* Occupational Area Codes: 0=General Officers, 1=Tactical Operations, 2=Intelligence, 3=Engineering and Maintenance, 4=Scientists and Professionals, 5=Health Care, 6=Administration, 7=Supply, Procurement, and Allied, 8=Non-occupational.
** Reserve Components calculations do not include 704 O-6 officers classified as general or executive officers by the Services (4 - ARNG, 5 - USAR, 293 - USMCR, 231 - ANG, and 171 - USAFR).
Also see Appendix Tables B-37 (Occupational Area by Service and Gender) and C-30 (Occupational Area by Component).

Many Selected Reserve officers are health care professionals. The USAR and USAFR have the greatest proportion of officers in health care occupations (33 and 26 percent, respectively). Health care comprises the second largest percentage of officers in the USAFR, ANG and USNR (26, 16 and 21 percent, respectively). Relatively few Reserve officers are in intelligence, science and professional, and administrative occupations.

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