Agency Report

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 415 Agency Subcomponents

2018 Engagement Score
44.5

Change from 2017
-8.9

Mission

To invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and to solve societal challenges.

	Rank	Change (2017‑18)	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	396 of 415	-8.9	44.5	53.4	52.7	51.7	53.9	52.2

Category	Rank	Change (2017‑18)	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Effective Leadership	363 of 408	-6.6	49.6	56.2	50.9	50.6	52.2	51.2
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	382 of 408	-9.8	37.8	47.6	42.0	42.7	43.7	41.6
Effective Leadership: Fairness	319 of 408	-3.0	52.0	55.0	48.1	48.7	48.6	48.9
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	363 of 408	-11.8	36.6	48.4	45.4	45.5	46.3	45.7
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	300 of 408	-1.5	67.3	68.8	62.2	60.6	64.1	62.7
Employee Skills–Mission Match	387 of 410	-1.6	71.1	72.7	74.9	75.7	72.0	70.8
Pay	306 of 410	-1.2	59.0	60.2	53.5	55.5	53.3	54.7
Strategic Management	387 of 409	-4.1	49.4	53.5	49.9	49.6	49.3	45.8
Teamwork	398 of 409	-3.8	58.3	62.1	59.8	57.0	59.7	57.3
Innovation	323 of 409	-2.8	61.8	64.6	61.5	62.4	61.8	61.2
Training and Development	341 of 410	-2.7	55.1	57.8	54.7	51.2	48.3	48.8
Work–Life Balance	398 of 409	-8.4	50.0	58.4	56.1	54.6	55.7	54.7
Support for Diversity	144 of 409	-0.8	64.8	65.6	61.7	61.3	65.4	64.4
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	329 of 408	-2.4	44.8	47.2	45.5	43.7	46.1	44.1

Lower Quartile (0–25%)

Below Median (25–50%)

Above Median (50–75%)

Upper Quartile (75–100%)

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Employees joined (2017)
24 ( 7.9% )

Average joined (2013-2017)

Workforce with less than three years of service
9.6%

Employees left (2017)
34 ( 11.2% )

Average left (2013-2017)