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The U.S. Department of Energy’s 17 National Laboratories lead the nation in advancing the frontiers of scientific knowledge, keeping our nation secure, and fueling our clean energy economy. The innovation at the heart of the Laboratories’ past and future success benefits from the fusion of diverse talents and inclusive perspectives. This includes the broad spectrum of individual characteristics reflected by race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, culture, language, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, family structure, and diversity of thought, technical expertise, and life experience.

The ethical, professional, and respectful work environments fostered at the National Laboratories allow the current and next generation of great minds to contribute to their mission in support of the Department of Energy’s ambitious goals. As a leading component of the American research system, the National Laboratories are positioned to ensure the most talented scientific and technical minds continue to be attracted and retained.

Individual Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and efforts vary across the National Laboratory community, but all share the common goals of:

Creating an inclusive work environment where a variety of differences and talents are leveraged to create world-class science
Advancing the recruitment, development, and retention of a diverse and talented workforce
Preventing discrimination, bias, and harassment
Expanding the STEM talent pipeline through Community Outreach and Education

As leaders of the 17 National Laboratories, individually and collectively, we are committed to advancing Diversity & Inclusion as a key element of maintaining the National Laboratory System’s stature as a scientific and technical powerhouse serving essential missions for our nation.

Types of Jobs	Total	Women	Women %	URM	URM %	OPC	OPC %
Senior Leadership (Director/President, Deputy Director/Vice President, Associate Lab Director)	324	118	36.42%	39	12.04%	18	5.56%
Research/Technical Management (first-line and mid-level) (Engineering Management, Research Management, Technical Management)	5,200	1,031	19.83%	637	12.25%	582	11.19%
Operations (or Research Support) Management (Business Management, Computer Systems, Communications, ESHQ, Facilities Ops, HR, Legal, Tech Transfer, Strategic Planning)	5,417	1,898	35.04%	974	17.98%	273	5.04%
Technical Research Staff (Non-management: Researchers, Scientists, or Engineers)	30,233	6,195	20.49%	3,925	12.98%	4,417	14.61%
Operations Support Staff (Non-management: support roles)	26,573	11,673	43.93%	8,495	31.97%	1121	4.22%
Post Doctoral (Post-doc employees)	3,420	941	27.51%	289	8.45%	1,439	42.08%
Graduate Student (Funded by Lab)	3,470	1,143	32.94%	654	18.85%	800	23.05%
Undergraduate Student (Funded by Lab, does not include undergrad student funded by DOE directly (i.e. SULI))	2,631	1,034	39.30%	773	29.38%	390	14.82%
Totals	77,268	24,033	31.10%	15,786	20.43%	9,040	11.70%

Demographic data snapshot as of 7/1/22. NETL data submitted as of 9/30/20.
Includes: Laboratory recruited roles (includes roles waived from posting), postdoc employees, and students funded by the lab (not DOE funded students)
Excludes: Unknown ethnicity and multi ethnicities
URM = Under Represented Minorities (e.g.: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaskan Native)
OPC = Other People of Color (e.g.: Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
Includes data from all 17 national labs.

The National Laboratories

Demographic Data for the National Labs

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