Annual Statistical Supplement, 2015
Program Provisions and SSA Administrative Data
SSA Administrative Data
Offices and Staff
Office | Number |
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Headquarters (Baltimore, Maryland) | 1 |
Regional offices a | 10 |
Area Offices | 52 |
Field offices b | 1,245 |
Level 1 | 639 |
Level 2 | 560 |
Resident stations | 32 |
Social Security Card Centers c | 14 |
Teleservice centers | 27 |
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 | 162 |
Satellite offices | 5 |
National hearing centers f | 5 |
National case assistance centers f | 5 |
Permanent remote sites | 171 |
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Public Service and Operations Support's database and Office of Disability Adjudication and Review's 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. Field offices are designated as level 1, level 2, or resident stations depending on the characteristics of the facility, service area, and other conditions. | |
c. Social Security Card Centers are located in Queens, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Bronx, New York; Manhattan, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; North Phoenix, Arizona; Downtown Phoenix, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; El Cajon, California; San Diego, California; National City, California; and Sacramento, California. | |
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. | |
f. The National centers are part of the Social Security Administration's strategy to address the historic hearings backlogs and reduce case processing time by increasing adjudicatory capacity and efficiency with a focus on the electronic hearing process. | |
CONTACT: Kristy Brumfield for SSA data (410) 966-9785 and Harriette Q. Perry for Office of Disability Adjudication and Review data (703) 605-8010 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Characteristic | All grade levels | GS 1–4 | GS 5–8 | GS 9–12 | GS 13–15 | SES |
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Number | ||||||
Total a | b 64,838 | 343 | 18,151 | 33,923 | 10,538 | 147 |
Percentage of total | ||||||
Women | 66.5 | 59.8 | 69.0 | 70.4 | 56.3 | 42.9 |
Minorities | 51.7 | 60.9 | 60.7 | 52.6 | 38.4 | 35.8 |
Black | 28.9 | 33.8 | 36.9 | 27.4 | 22.6 | 23.1 |
Hispanic | 14.9 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 6.3 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Employees with targeted disabilities | 2.0 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration's Human Resources Management Information System. | ||||||
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
GS = General Schedule; SES = Senior Executive Service.
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a. Includes all full-time and part-time permanent employees. | ||||||
b. Includes 1,736 permanent agency employees in the 7 pay plans that are not part of the GS or SES classifications. | ||||||
CONTACT: Milton C. McGaskey (410) 965-0739 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
Year | Full-time permanent staff a | Total work years b |
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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 | c 66,154 |
2005 | 63,696 | d 68,026 |
2006 | 61,692 | 66,878 |
2007 | 60,206 | 63,939 |
2008 | 61,920 | 64,358 |
2009 | 65,203 | 67,170 |
2010 | 67,548 | 70,758 |
2011 | 64,744 | 69,936 |
2012 | 62,943 | 67,208 |
2013 | 59,823 | 64,601 |
2014 | 62,956 | 64,006 |
2015 | 63,466 | 67,004 |
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |