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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my federal agency it is predominately AA women. Some men. [/quote]
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My take is that, for people who want a very stable job but might not have had the opportunity to go to college or to go beyond college, Fed admin work is very attractive, and HR is a specialty that is better paid.  In this area, where race and SES are highly correlated (see the recent discussions of schools...), people who fit this description (interested in finding steady work, might not have had the opportunity to attend college or beyond) are often AA women.[/quote]

This opinion, all over this thread, is insulting. I am, by the way, a white woman. The idea that it's because they're black and they aren't formally educated. HUH? My initial reaction is that black people may be attracted to HR because it involves, to some extent, equal opportunity concerns, which may be of interest to people to whom that label applies. I'm a female in a technical field, so it appeals to me also. Actually, I've known more admins to go into program analyst work than anything else. That does usually require a college degree. So does acquisitions, which at my agency seems to attract a lot of vets looking to get in as admins and move somewhere else.

In my federal agency many HR people have degrees. If not all of those that I know personally. It's very difficult to get into the government without a college degree in any white collar field. Regardless of your race.[/quote]

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