Agency Report

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

2019 Engagement Score
58.5

Change from 2018
-8.1

Mission

To protect the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products.

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	302 of 420	-8.1	58.5	66.6	69.5	68.0	65.4	61.4	63.5	67.5	67.4	67.3	63.8	60.5	61.3	53.1

Category	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Effective Leadership	273 of 413	-1.8	56.0	57.8	58.8	58.4	55.1	51.8	53.7	56.8	56.6	55.1	50.1	49.8	48.3	45.0
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	320 of 413	-5.6	45.8	51.4	53.8	53.0	49.8	43.7	46.9	50.5	48.2	49.5	47.3	44.5	41.5	38.8
Effective Leadership: Fairness	221 of 413	-2.0	58.9	60.9	61.1	59.8	57.2	55.3	55.8	56.3	58.3	56.8	46.3	47.2	48.7	47.6
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	277 of 413	-2.4	46.0	48.4	49.8	50.1	44.6	41.0	46.4	50.8	51.1	48.6	44.8	44.0	43.5	37.2
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	255 of 413	0.7	69.5	68.8	69.2	68.7	67.2	65.0	63.3	66.1	65.3	63.4	58.6	59.4	56.4	54.6
Employee Skills–Mission Match	294 of 415	-3.6	77.2	80.8	81.5	80.0	79.6	75.1	78.2	79.6	80.4	78.5	78.1	77.4	75.9	74.5
Pay	258 of 415	0.5	62.1	61.6	61.8	60.6	58.9	58.1	53.8	61.5	61.9	68.9	62.3	66.0
Strategic Management	235 of 414	4.0	59.4	55.4	54.3	53.5	50.8	46.8	48.3	52.4	53.1	50.1	48.9	48.1	48.3	52.6
Teamwork	265 of 414	4.8	69.3	64.5	64.3	64.7	61.9	59.3	61.6	62.7	63.4	60.8	63.6	66.0	62.0	67.0
Innovation	354 of 414	0.6	60.0	59.4	59.9	58.9	57.6	55.5	55.8	58.1	56.8	56.7
Training and Development	268 of 415	-5.7	60.1	65.8	67.0	64.6	62.6	59.0	60.3	64.1	63.7	63.4	61.7	61.2	56.3	50.5
Work–Life Balance	268 of 414	-5.5	61.5	67.0	69.7	68.3	65.8	59.9	63.7	67.7	66.4	66.6	62.5	61.2	67.8	60.9
Support for Diversity	145 of 414	-0.3	64.2	64.5	66.8	65.2	61.0	59.7	58.0	61.4	61.2	60.3	60.5	58.6	59.4	62.1
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	292 of 413	-0.7	47.3	48.0	49.2	47.8	45.8	41.2	42.1	45.8	44.7	42.9	42.3	40.5	39.5	41.3

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