Employee Data

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The following statistics pertain to Pinellas County employees within the Unified Personnel System (UPS). The UPS includes 10 organizations or Appointing Authorities: Business Technology Services, Clerk of the Circuit Court, County Administrator, County Attorney, Forward Pinellas, Human Resources, Human Rights, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector.

Did you know?

  • More than 3,100 employees serve Pinellas County. That does not include county employees who are not part of the UPS, such as School Board, Sheriff’s Office, or Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority staff.
  • The average employee has more than 10 years of service.
  • The UPS organizations with the most employees are the County Administrator, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Tax Collector.

More data is available for Pinellas County regarding population, income, employers, housing units and more:


The data below is current as of Dec. 31, 2022. It does not include elected officials, temporary or casual workers.

Positions

Appointing Authorities Encumbered (Filled) Positions
Business Technology Services 159
Clerk of the Circuit Court 508
County Administrator 1,933
County Attorney 33
County Commissioners 8
Forward Pinellas 17
Human Resources 35
Office of Human Rights 10
Property Appraiser 118
Supervisor of Elections 45
Tax Collector 248
Total 3,114

Age and Gender

Age Group Male Female Total
Under 30 162 162 324
30-39 357 273 630
40-49 374 335 709
50-59 493 470 963
60 and over 254 234 488
Totals 1,640 1,474 3,114
Average Age 47 47 47

Age and Service Type (Classified or Exempt)

Age Group Classified Exempt Total
Under 30 290 34 324
30-39 489 141 630
40-49 482 227 709
50-59 694 269 963
60 and over 363 125 488
Totals 2,318 796 3,114
Average Age 46 48 47

Service Type (Classified or Exempt) and Ethnicity

Service Type Asian Native American Black Hispanic or Latino White 2 or more Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Chose Not to Disclose
Classified  36 9 387 161 1,597 33 2 92
Exempt 27 0 69 39 620 12 0 30
Totals 63 9 456 200 2217 45 2 122
% of Total 2.0% 0.3% 14.6% 6.4% 71.2% 1.4% 0.1% 3.9%

Average Length of Service (Years Worked)

Exempt Service

Appointing Authorities Number of Employees Average Length of Service (Years)
Business Technology Services 156 11.2
Clerk of the Circuit Court 103 13.8
County Administrator 397 10.6
County Attorney 22 12.7
County Commissioners 8 6.1
Forward Pinellas 5 10.5
Human Resources 18 7.3
Office of Human Rights 2 3.4
Property Appraiser 24 9.6
Supervisor of Elections 18 10.6
Tax Collector 43 13.1

Classified Service

Appointing Authorities Number of Employees Average Length of Service (Years)
Business Technology Services 3 24.9
Clerk of the Circuit Court 405 9.4
County Administrator 1,536 9.9
County Attorney 11 10.1
County Commissioners 0 0
Forward Pinellas 12 10.8
Human Resources 17 11.3
Office of Human Rights 8 16.2
Property Appraiser 94 11.8
Supervisor of Elections 27 7.5
Tax Collector 205 8.7

Exempt and Classified Service Combined

Total Employees Average Length of Service (Years)
3,114 10.2

Staff Turnover

Includes resignations, terminations and retirements.

Year Staff Turnover Percentage
2022 17.90%
2021 16.3%
2020 11.73%
2019 13.4%
2018 13.6%
2017 9.32%
2016 10.48%
2015 11.7%

Previous Data

To view data from previous years, please contact Human Resources at (727) 464-3367 or AskHR@pinellas.gov.

5/8/23