Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

SSA Administrative Data

Offices and Staff

Table 2.F1 Number of SSA offices, 2005
Office Number
Headquarters (Baltimore, Maryland) 1
Regional offices a 10
Field offices b 1,318
Level 1 620
Level 2 654
Resident stations 44
Teleservice centers c 35
Program service centers d 6
Data operations center e 1
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
Headquarters (Falls Church, Virginia) 1
Regional offices 10
Hearing offices 140
Satellite offices 4
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Public Service and Operations Support's database and Office of Hearings and Appeals Case Control System.
a. Regional offices are located in Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington.
b. In December 1997, the field offices were redesignated as Level 1, 2, or resident stations depending on the characteristics of the facility, service area, and other conditions.
c. The New Orleans teleservice center closed in August 2005.
d. Program service centers are located in Jamaica, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and Richmond, California.
e. The data operations center is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
CONTACT: Ron Hippler for SSA data (410) 965-4311 and Amy Prether for Office of Disability Adjudication and Review data (703) 605-7610.
Table 2.F2 Number of SSA employees and percentage with selected characteristics by grade, September 30, 2005
Characteristic All grade levels GS 1–4 GS 5–8 GS 9–12 GS 13–15 SES
Number
Total a 65,073 576 20,564 33,260 9,007 147
Percentage of total
Women 69.9 69.4 78.5 71.9 52.8 37.4
Minorities 45.4 63.9 57.1 43.9 28.3 27.9
Black 27.7 53.1 34.6 26.0 19.0 19.0
Hispanic 12.6 7.5 16.6 12.6 5.6 8.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.0 3.0 4.6 4.1 2.7 0
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.2 0.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.7
Severely disabled 2.1 6.0 3.6 1.3 0.9 0.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration's Affirmative Employment Plan.
a. Includes all full-time and part-time permanent employees.
CONTACT: Nelson Izquierdo (410) 965-4364.
Table 2.F3 Number of work years, fiscal years 1995–2005
Year Full-time
permanent
staff a
Total
work years b
1995 62,504 67,063
1996 62,133 66,726
1997 61,224 69,378
1998 59,943 67,210
1999 59,752 66,459
2000 60,434 65,521
2001 61,490 65,562
2002 61,914 65,742
2003 63,569 65,343
2004 63,186 66,154 c
2005 63,696 68,026 d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration's Payroll Reports.
a. On duty at end of fiscal year; includes seasonal employees.
b. Includes full-time, part-time, and temporary employees; employees in special programs; and overtime hours worked.
c. Includes 178 work years for activities related to Medicare Modernization Act.
d. Includes 1,962 work years for Medicare Modernization Act.
CONTACT: Donna Frocke (410) 965-3094.