Employee Data
The following statistics pertain to Pinellas County employees within the Unified Personnel System. The UPS includes 11 organizations or Appointing Authorities: Business Technology Services, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Construction Licensing Board, County Administrator, County Attorney, Forward Pinellas, Human Resources, Human Rights, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector.
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There are approximately 3,000 Pinellas County employees. (This does not include County employees who are not part of the UPS, such as School Board, Sheriff's Office or PSTA staff.)
- The average employee has 12 years of tenure.
- Employees are evenly divided between male and female.
- The UPS organizations with the most employees are the County Administrator, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Tax Collector.
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The data shown below is current as of 1/1/17.
Positions
Appointing Authority |
Permanent
(filled and unfilled)
Positions |
Encumbered (filled)
Positions |
Business Technology Services |
167 |
148 |
Clerk of the Circuit Court |
581 |
517 |
Construction Licensing Board |
11 |
10 |
County Administrator |
1,982 |
1,798 |
County Attorney |
33 |
33 |
County Commissioners |
14 |
14 |
Forward Pinellas |
26 |
18 |
Human Resources |
37 |
36 |
Office of Human Rights |
12 |
10 |
Property Appraiser |
147 |
131 |
Supervisor of Elections |
39 |
31 |
Tax Collector |
285 |
261 |
Total |
3,334 |
3,007 |
Gender and Age
Age Group |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Under 30 |
93 |
110 |
203 |
30 - 39 |
234 |
240 |
474 |
40 - 49 |
372 |
320 |
692 |
50 - 59 |
556 |
554 |
1,110 |
60 & Over |
273 |
255 |
528 |
Totals |
1,528 |
1,479 |
3,007 |
Average Age |
49.10 |
48.74 |
48.92 |
Service Type (Classified or Exempt) and Age
Age Group |
Classified |
Exempt |
Total |
Under 30 |
187 |
16 |
203 |
30 - 39 |
378 |
96 |
474 |
40 - 49 |
523 |
169 |
692 |
50 - 59 |
848 |
262 |
1,110 |
60 & Over |
427 |
101 |
528 |
Totals |
2,363 |
644 |
3,007 |
Average Age |
48.67 |
49.84 |
48.92 |
Service Type (Classified or Exempt) and Ethnicity
Service Type |
Asian |
Native Amer. |
Black |
Hisp. or Latino
|
White |
2 or
More |
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
Classified |
30 |
4 |
421 |
115 |
1,783 |
8 |
2 |
Exempt |
20 |
1 |
60 |
20 |
542 |
1 |
0 |
Totals |
50 |
5 |
481 |
135 |
2,325 |
9 |
2 |
% of Total |
1.7% |
0.2% |
16.0% |
4.5% |
77.3% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
Average Length of Service (Years Worked)
Exempt Service |
Appointing Authority |
Number of
Employees |
Average Length
of Service
(Years) |
Business Technology Services |
145 |
9.89 |
Clerk of the Circuit Court |
80 |
14.15 |
Construction Licensing Board |
2 |
15.61 |
County Administrator |
279 |
11.55 |
County Attorney |
22 |
13.93 |
County Commissioners |
14 |
9.79 |
Forward Pinellas |
4 |
15.8 |
Human Resources |
15 |
11.62 |
Office of Human Rights |
1 |
4.98 |
Property Appraiser |
27 |
14.77 |
Supervisor of Elections |
10 |
12.19 |
Tax Collector |
45 |
17.54 |
Total |
644 |
12.65 |
| |
Classified Service |
Appointing Authority |
Number of
Employees |
Average Length
of Service
(Years) |
Business Technology Services |
3 |
19.26 |
Clerk of the Circuit Court |
437 |
11.32 |
Construction Licensing Board |
8 |
10.97 |
County Administrator |
1,519 |
12.23 |
County Attorney |
11 |
9.06 |
County Commissioners |
0 |
0 |
Forward Pinellas |
14 |
12.15 |
Human Resources |
21 |
15.74 |
Office of Human Rights |
9 |
16.13 |
Property Appraiser |
104 |
11.32 |
Supervisor of Elections |
21 |
7.67 |
Tax Collector |
216 |
8.1 |
Total |
2,363 |
11.16 |
Exempt & Classified Service Combined
|
Total Employees |
Average Length of Service
(Years) |
3,007 |
11.91 |
Average Salary of Classified Employees
Year |
Average Salary |
2016 |
$44,441 |
2015 |
$44,203 |
2014 |
$44,018 |
2013 |
$42,731 |
2012 |
$43,769 |
2011 |
$44,555 |
Staff Turnover
Staff Turnover Percentage |
2016 |
10.48% |
2015 |
11.70% |
2014 |
11.30% |
2013 |
10.52% |
2012 |
10.16% |
2011 |
7.15% |
2010 |
12.90% |
Includes resignations, terminations and retirements.
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