Top Outsourcing Targets
Across government, the following occupations have the most federal workers whose jobs are commercial in nature and eligible for outsourcing under the 1998 Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act.
| OCCUPATION | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|
| Health services | 203,617 |
| Other non-manufacturing | 59,602 |
| Installation services | 35,485 |
| Communications, computing, other information services, database management | 35,455 |
| Force management and support | 33,696 |
| Maintenance, repair, alteration and minor construction of real property | 31,391 |
| Finance and accounting | 28,027 |
| Education and training | 23,007 |
| Research and development | 22,074 |
| Social services | 15,153 |
| Maintenance and repair of equipment | 5,262 |
| *Note: Figures exclude State Department occupations and Category A commercial jobs, which are exempt from possible competition. | |
Source: Intergalactic Web Services analysis of agencies' 2002 FAIR Act data, www.ig-ws.com