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Employment Statistics
Employment Statistics
Information as of Jan. 1, 2023
Total Workforce
There are
7,877
authorized positions.
There are approximately
7,913
total positions (including grant-funded positions).
There were
6,822
regular employees as of Jan. 1, 2023.
The average city employee is
45 years old
, with 11 years of service.
There are
7.3 employees
per 1,000 citizens.
Total citywide turnover (including retirements) for calendar year 2022 was
16.6%
.
Total citywide turnover (without retirements) for calendar year 2022 was
13.7%
.
There are
two African American assistant city managers
and
four African American department heads.
There is
one Hispanic assistant city manager
and
two Hispanic department heads
.
There are
three female assistant city managers
and
four female department heads
.
Women make up
29.3%
of the total city workforce.
Residency of city employees is as follows:
Fort Worth: 3,262
Tarrant County: 4,800 (1,538 without Fort Worth)
Parker County: 644
Johnson County: 585
Dallas County: 149
Denton County: 146
Wise County: 99
Hood County: 116
Other counties: 283
There are
521 different job classifications
in the city's classification and pay plan.
There were
282 city-sponsored training courses
in 2022 attended by 3,473 participants.
There were
99,272 applicants
in 2022 who applied for
1,455 jobs
in the city.
The gender/ethnic composition of the municipal workforce as of
Jan. 1, 2023
, is as follows:
The Gender/Ethnic Composition of the Municipal Workforce
Updated:
Jan. 1, 2023
African-
American
Hispanic
Caucasian
Other
Total
Citywide Totals
Male
10.1 percent
18.3 percent
38.4 percent
3.9 percent
70.7 percent
Female
6.8 percent
8.8 percent
11.8 percent
1.9 percent
29.3 percent
Total
16.9 percent
27.1 percent
50.2 percent
5.8 percent
100 percent
General Employees Only
Male
11.1 percent
19.1 percent
24.5 percent
4.2 percent
58.9 percent
Female
10.2 percent
12.5 percent
15.6 percent
2.8 percent
41.1 percent
Total
21.3 percent
31.6 percent
40.1 percent
7.0 percent
100 percent
C.S. Police Only
Male
8.6 percent
20.2 percent
53.5 percent
3.7 percent
85.9 percent
Female
1.5 percent
4.2 percent
7.7 percent
0.7 percent
14.1 percent
Total
10.1 percent
24.4 percent
61.2 percent
4.4 percent
100 percent
C.S. Fire Only
Male
8.3 percent
11.5 percent
73.1 percent
3.0 percent
95.9 percent
Female
0.7 percent
0.7 percent
2.3 percent
0.4 percent
4.1 percent
Total
9.0 percent
12.2 percent
75.4 percent
3.4 percent
100 percent
Civilians
There are
4,206 civilian employees
as of Jan. 1, 2023.
The average civilian is
46 years old
, with 9 years of service.
Women (excluding civil service police and fire employees) make up
41.1 percent
of professionals in city government.
Average base pay for civilian employees is
$59,028
Average actual pay for civilian employees — including longevity, overtime, etc. —
$63,898
Calendar Year 2022 turnover for civilians (including retirements) was
24.0 percen
t.
Calendar Year 2022 turnover for civilians (without retirements) was
21.0 percent
.
44.6 percent
of civilian employees live outside of Fort Worth.
Civil Service Police
There are
1,642 civil service police employees
as of Jan. 1, 2023 (including trainees).
The city hired 32
civil service police employees
in 2022.
The average civil service police employee is
42 years old
, with 15 years of service.
There are
232 female civil service police employees
as of January 2023.
Average base pay for civil service police is
$91,454
.
Average actual pay for civil service police employees — including longevity, overtime, etc. — is
$93,989
Calendar year 2022 turnover for civil service police employees (including retirements) was
7.4 percen
t.
Calendar year 2022 turnover for civil service police employees (without retirements) was
4.4 percent
.
There are
1.8 civil service police employees
per 1,000 residents.
60.1 percent
of civil service police employees live outside of Fort Worth.
Civil Service Fire
There are
974 civil service fire employees
as of Jan. 1, 2023.
The city hired 23 civil service fire employees in 2022.
The average civil service fire employee is
42 years old,
with 15 years of service.
There are
40 female civil service fire employees
as of January 2023.
Average base pay for civil service fire employees is
$91,397
.
Average actual pay for civil service fire employees — including longevity, overtime, etc.— is
$114,080
.
Calendar year 2022 turnover for civil service fire employees (including retirements) was
2.9 percent
.
Calendar year 2022 turnover for civil service fire employees (without retirements) was
1.0 percent
.
There are
1.0 civil service fire employees
per 1,000 citizens.
71.7 percent
of civil service fire employees live outside of Fort Worth.
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