Career SES at Cabinet Agencies

In 1998, 72.6% of career SES worked in Cabinet-level agencies. In 2022, 77.8% of career SES worked in these agencies. The chart below shows the percentage of total career SES working at each individual Cabinet department in 1998 and 2022.

Percentage of total career SES at Cabinet agencies in 1998 and 2022. The Department of Homeland Security was created in late 2002, absorbing subcomponents from multiple other Cabinet agencies. DOD data only includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Agencies and Field Activities of the department.
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