Agency Report

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

2019 Engagement Score
20.3

Change from 2018
-24.2

Mission

To invest in and support initiatives that ensure the long-term viability of agriculture.

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	419 of 420	-24.2	20.3	44.5	53.4	52.7	51.7	53.9	52.2

Category	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Effective Leadership	410 of 413	-14.2	35.4	49.6	56.2	50.9	50.6	52.2	51.2
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	413 of 413	-23.2	14.6	37.8	47.6	42.0	42.7	43.7	41.6
Effective Leadership: Fairness	409 of 413	-17.9	34.1	52.0	55.0	48.1	48.7	48.6	48.9
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	411 of 413	-22.3	14.3	36.6	48.4	45.4	45.5	46.3	45.7
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	308 of 413	0.1	67.4	67.3	68.8	62.2	60.6	64.1	62.7
Employee Skills–Mission Match	404 of 415	-2.2	68.9	71.1	72.7	74.9	75.7	72.0	70.8
Pay	347 of 415	-2.9	56.1	59.0	60.2	53.5	55.5	53.3	54.7
Strategic Management	407 of 414	-3.7	45.7	49.4	53.5	49.9	49.6	49.3	45.8
Teamwork	392 of 414	2.1	60.4	58.3	62.1	59.8	57.0	59.7	57.3
Innovation	409 of 414	-11.0	50.8	61.8	64.6	61.5	62.4	61.8	61.2
Training and Development	408 of 415	-9.8	45.3	55.1	57.8	54.7	51.2	48.3	48.8
Work–Life Balance	411 of 414	-9.5	40.5	50.0	58.4	56.1	54.6	55.7	54.7
Support for Diversity	297 of 414	-7.2	57.6	64.8	65.6	61.7	61.3	65.4	64.4
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	398 of 413	-7.5	37.3	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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