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MoDOT aims to ensure adequate employee numbers to provide outstanding customer service and respond to the state’s transportation needs, especially during emergency situations. This is an important part of the department's effort to use resources wisely.

During the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, the total number of full-time equivalent employees decreased by 133 when compared to the same quarter in the fiscal year 2023. Overtime hours increased, while temporary employment remained the same and salaried employment decreased by 165 when compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.                                          

A target of 5,364 FTEs was set for FY 2024 to reflect the average number of hours required to provide outstanding customer service, perform work safely and fully respond to the state’s transportation needs.

Purpose of the Measure:

This measure tracks the change in the number of full-time equivalencies (a calculation of hours) expended within the department and compares it to the number of FTEs in the legislative budget.  

Measurement and Data Collection:

This measure is used to convert the regular hours worked or the on-paid-leave hours of temporary and salaried employees, as well as overtime worked (minus any hours that are flexed during the workweek), to full-time equivalencies. To calculate FTEs, the total number of hours worked or on paid leave is divided by 2,080. For comparison purposes, data for salaried employment is annualized, whereas temporary employment and overtime data represent actual year-to-date calculations. It's important to note that this measure doesn't represent salaried headcount.

The target for this measure was set by management directive.