Employment Categories

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SUMMARY OF SELECTED EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES
NUMBER OF POSITIONS 1

ORGANIZATION	2012 ON-BOARD END OF YEAR 2	2013 CR 3	2014 REQUEST 3




GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
ATTORNEYS	2,779	2,929	3,035

ANTITRUST DIVISION
ATTORNEYS	332	390	380

U.S. ATTORNEYS
ATTORNEYS	5,683	6,186	6,338

U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE
DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS 4	4,038	4,295	4,298

U.S. TRUSTEES
ATTORNEYS	301	318	318

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SPECIAL AGENTS	13,851	13,960	14,063

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 5
SPECIAL AGENTS	5,444	5,369	5,301

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
SPECIAL AGENTS	2,433	2,539	2,665

BUREAU OF PRISONS
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS	17,800	19,756	20,712

FBI NATIONAL SECURITY AGENTS 6	6,425	6,445	6,476

DRUG AGENTS	6,026	5,705	5,546

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 2012 on-board end of year reflects on-board as of pay period 19, ending September 22, 2012.
3 The totals listed for FY 2013 and FY 2014 reflect projected appropriated totals.
4 U.S. Marshals criminal investigators pay class 0082 has been recategorized as Deputy U.S. Marshals but maintained the pay class code.
5 DEA Agents includes Diversion Control Agents
6 The 2012 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