Work Equity

The City of Roanoke is an Equal Opportunity Employer and works actively to recruit high-quality candidates from various backgrounds, educational institutions, and lived experiences.  Our organization is working to identify and correct blind spots and oversights in our recruitment, hiring, onboarding, retention, and promotion processes so that the workforce of our local government accurately reflects our community in all areas of diversity.

Recruitment Opportunities

For current job openings and more information on our hiring process, please go to the Human Resources page

Current Demographic Data

City of Roanoke City % Workforce % % Difference
TOTAL POPULATION 98,865 100% 1507 100%  
Male 47,321 47.9% 920 61% 13.1%
Female 51,544 52.1% 585 38.8% -13.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 211 0.2% 5 0.3% 0.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2,504 2.5% 17 1.1% -1.4%
Black or African American 27,077 27.4% 271 17.9% -9.2%
Hispanic or Latino 8,484 8.6% 36 2.4% -6.1%
Other race or more than one 5,784 5.9% 14 0.9% -4.9%
White 55,951 56.6% 1,146 76% 20.1%