In pursuing the advancement of equity within the NIH workforce, we know that our journey begins with transparency. Through our profiles, we describe the demographic composition of the NIH workforce and utilize the data to investigate potential disparities which may present barriers to equity in the scientific workforce. The ongoing analysis of our workforce data allows us to tell the story of the people here at NIH who work not only to advance biomedical research, but to bring equity to those who serve our country in the pursuit of scientific discovery.
NIH Total Workforce
RACE & ETHNICITY: Workforce Demographics by Race and Ethnicity. Graphic showing the proportions of Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Two or more race Group. NIH employees for Fiscal Year 2022 Fourth Quarter.
RACE & ETHNICITY: Hispanic or Latino = 884, 4.7%; White = 9997, 52.6%; Black or African American = 3886, 20.5%; Asian = 3847, 20.3%; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander = 19, 0.1%; American Indian or Alaska Native = 126, 0.7%; Two or more race group = 234, 1.2%
RACE & ETHNICITY: Data for employees represented in this reporting are self-identified; those classified in the five racial groups and Two or more race group are all non-Hispanic or Latino. Hispanic or Latino employees are included in that category regardless of their race selection(s).
SEX: Workforce Demographics by Sex. Graphic showing the proportions of Female and Male NIH employees for Fiscal Year 2022 Fourth Quarter.
SEX: FEMALE = 11334, 59.7%; MALE = 7659, 40.3%
DISABILITY: Workforce Demographics by Disability Status. Graphic showing the proportions of NIH employees having disability status as the following: No Disability, Not Identified, Non-Targeted Disability, or Targeted Disability, for Fiscal Year 2022 Fourth Quarter.
DISABILITY: No Disability = 16150, 85.0%; Not Identified = 1214, 6.4%; Non-Targeted Disability = 1208, 6.4%; Targeted Disability = 421, 2.2%
DISABILITY: Disability Categories: No Disability – employee reports having no disability. Not Identified – employee did not identify disability or serious health condition. Non-Targeted Disability – employee reports some type of disability not categorized as a targeted disability. Targeted Disability – employee reports a severe disability.
Produced by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI): Data Analytics Branch. Data are included for onboard employees classified as permanent or temporary full-time, and part-time or intermittent at the end of the fiscal year (09/30).
Data for Contractors, Fellows, Trainees, Commissioned Corps (CC) and Advisory Council (EI) and ZZ pay plans are not included. Not identified sex and race/ethnicity includes missing values. To maintain confidentiality and protect individual identification from deductive disclosure risk, values of less than four are suppressed for reporting purposes and designated with an asterisk. Total calculations shown may not match that derived from detailed data presented due to rounding. Data source: nVision that includes 09/30/22 pay period; downloaded on 02/14/23. Data for employees represented in this reporting are self-identified; those classified in the five racial groups and two or more race group are all non-Hispanic or non-Latino. Hispanic or Latino employees are included in that category regardless of their race selection(s).
