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Employment Statistics

Total Workforce

  • There are 6,425.5 authorized positions.
  • There are approximately 6,571 total full-time positions (including grant-funded positions).
  • There were 6,264 active employees as of January 1, 2010.
  • The average City employee is 43 years old, with 10 years of service.
  • There are 9 employees per 1,000 citizens.
  • Total citywide turnover (including retirements) for calendar year 2009 was 8.0%.
  • Total citywide turnover (without retirements) for calendar year 2009 was 6.73%.
  • There is one African-American Assistant City Manager and five African-American Department Heads.
  • There is one Hispanic Assistant City Manager and three Hispanic Department Heads.
  • There is one female Assistant City Manager and six female Department Heads.
  • Women make up 28.8% of the total City workforce.
  • Residency of City employees is as follows:
Fort Worth 3,268 Tarrant County (Without Fort Worth) 1,438
Parker County 488 Tarrant County 4,706
Johnson County 530 Denton County 68
Wise County 61 Dallas County 148  
Other Counties 151 Hood County 112
  • The gender/ethnic composition of the municipal workforce as of January 1, 2010 is as follows:
    African-
American
Hispanic Caucasian Other Total
Citywide Totals Male 11.2% 14.5% 43.6% 1.9% 71.2%
Female 7.8% 6.3% 14.0% 0.7% 28.8%
Total 19.0% 20.8% 57.6% 2.6% 100%
General Employees Only Male 11.9%   15.7% 29.9% 2.1% 59.6%
Female 11.8% 9.5% 18.2% 0.9% 40.4%
Total 23.7% 25.2% 48.1% 3.0% 100%
C.S. Police Only Male 9.7% 14.0% 58.8% 2.0% 84.5%
Female 2.7% 2.0% 10.3% 0.5% 15.5%
Total 12.4% 16.0% 69.1% 2.5% 100%
C.S. Fire Only Male 10.4% 10.8% 75.5% 1.1% 97.8%
Female 0.1% 0.0% 2.1% 0.0% 2.2%
Total 10.5% 10.8% 77.6% 1.1% 100%
  • There are 481 different job classifications in the City’s classification and pay plan.
  • There were 439 City-sponsored training courses in 2009 attended by 9,544 participants.
  • During calendar year 2009, there were 28,112 applicants who applied for 463 jobs in the City.

Civilians

  • There are 3,843 full-time civilian employees as of January 2010.
  • The average civilian is 45 years old, with 8.6 years of service.
  • Women (excluding Civil Service Police and Fire employees) make up 48.4% of professionals in City government.
  • Average base pay for Civilian employees is $46,907.
  • The average actual pay for a Civilian employee including longevity, overtime, etc., is $48,017.
  • Calendar Year 2009 turnover for civilians (including retirements) was 10.08%.
  • Calendar Year 2009 turnover for civilians (without retirements) was 8.45%.
  • 38.9% of Civilian employees live outside of Fort Worth.

Civil Service Police

  • There are 1,534 full-time employees as of January 2010 (including Trainees).
  • The City hired 58 Civil Service Police employees in 2009.
  • The average Civil Service Police employee is 39.9 years old, with 12.8 years of service.
  • There are 238 female Civil Service Police employees as of January 2010.
  • Average base pay for Civil Service Police is $67,696.
  • Average pay for a Civil Service Police employee (all ranks) including educational incentive pay, certification pay, overtime, etc., is $72,848.
  • Calendar year 2009 turnover for Civil Service Police employees (including retirements) was 5.3%.
  • Calendar year 2009 turnover for Civil Service Police employees (without retirements) was 2.91 %.
  • There are 2.1 Civil Service Police employees per 1,000 citizens.
  • 58.3% of Civil Service Police employees live outside of Fort Worth.

Civil Service Fire

  • There are 887 full-time employees as of January 2010 (including Trainees).
  • The City hired 0 Civil Service Fire employees in 2009.
  • The average Civil Service Fire employee is 41.4 years old, with 14.9 years of service.
  • There are 20 female Civil Service Fire employees as of January 2010.
  • Average base pay for Civil Service Fire employees is $65,993.
  • The average pay for a Civil Service Fire employee (all ranks) including educational incentive pay, certification pay, overtime, etc., is $74,980.
  • Calendar year 2009 turnover for Civil Service Fire employees (including retirements) was 3.21%.
  • Calendar year 2009 turnover for Civil Service Fire employees (without retirements) was 0.66%.
  • There are 1.2 Civil Service Fire employees per 1,000 citizens.
  • 68.3% of Civil Service Fire employees live outside of Fort Worth.