Percent of Remaining Applicants at Each Hiring Step
After Initial Application
Steps Asian Black Hispanic Native American Race Unknown White Male Female Gender Unknown Total
1. Took Computer Exam

0.61

0.56

0.63

0.57

0.75

0.71

0.66

0.45

1

0.64

2. Passed Computer Exam

0.95

0.93

0.96

0.89

1

0.98

0.96

0.96

2

0.96

3. Invited to Take Physical Exam

0.19

0.11

0.15

0.16

34.17

0.17

0.15

0.16

84.5

0.16

4. Took Physical Exam

0.64

0.67

0.69

0.74

0.8

0.73

0.73

0.42

0.75

0.71

5. Passed Physical Exam

0.85

0.87

0.88

0.88

0.94

0.93

0.93

0.53

0.91

0.9

6. Invited to Pre-Appointment Testing

0.46

0.35

0.39

0.35

0.84

0.47

0.43

0.51

0.84

0.44

7. Passed Pre-Appointment Testing,
Offered Probationary Schooling

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0.99

1

8. Accepted Schooling and
Took Final Test

0.9

0.85

0.88

1

NA

0.93

0.91

0.85

NA

0.91

9. Passed Final Test

1

1

1

1

NA

1

1

0.98

NA

1

Source: FDNY Firefighter Demographic Report; available at:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/about/resources/data-and-analytics/firefighter-demographics-reporting.page.