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Summary of Selected Employment Categories

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SUMMARY OF SELECTED EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES
(Dollars in Thousands)

ORGANIZATION 2011 ON-BOARD END OF YEAR  2 2012 ENACTED 2013 REQUEST
       
GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES      
    ATTORNEYS 2,828 2,946 3,039
       
ANTITRUST DIVISION      
    ATTORNEYS 342 390 390
       
U.S. ATTORNEYS      
    ATTORNEYS 5,572 6,186 6,338
       
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE      
    DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS 3 4,092 4,295 4,295
       
U.S. TRUSTEES       
    ATTORNEYS 311 318 318
       
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION      
    SPECIAL AGENTS 13,851 13,960 13,999
       
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION      
    SPECIAL AGENTS 4,775 5,312 5,193
       
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES      
    SPECIAL AGENTS 2,515 2,539 2,505
       
BUREAU OF PRISONS      
    CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS 17,450 19,756 20,162
       
FBI NATIONAL SECURITY AGENTS 4 6,425 6,466 6,466
       
       
DRUG AGENTS  6,026 5,944 5,800
       

 

 

1- Includes positions funded from Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement (ICDE) resources and other reimbursable sources, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) resources available from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

2- The 2011 on-board end of year reflects on-board as of pay period 19, ending September 24, 2011.

3- U.S. Marshals criminal investigators pay class 0082 has been recategorized as Deputy U.S. Marshals but maintained the pay class code.

4-The 2011 number reflects authorized agent positions scored to Strategic Goal 1: Prevent Terrorism and Promote the Nation's Security Consistent with the Rule of Law. The FBI does not track on-board numbers by Strategic Goal.

 

 

 

 

 

Updated March 12, 2018