Agency Report

Office of the Secretary

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

  181  

2019 Engagement Score
65.3

Change from 2018
-1.3 

Parent Agency
Department of Commerce (Engagement Score: 69.6)
Mission
To provide the principal support to the secretary in formulating policy and in providing advice to the president. The office provides program leadership for the department's functions and exercises general supervision over the operating units.
Website
https://www.commerce.gov/bureaus-and-offices/office-secretary
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The Best Places to Work rankings are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.

SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 181 of 420 -1.3  65.3 66.6 63.0 57.1 57.1 52.3 56.9 53.9
Category Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 135  of 413 0.1  62.8 62.7 60.5 56.9 54.2 49.6 56.6 55.1
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 125  of 413 3.7  56.5 52.8 52.4 52.4 46.6 42.9 52.7 46.8
Effective Leadership: Fairness 151  of 413 0.0  61.9 61.9 64.2 56.6 54.4 46.3 53.9 55.7
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 126  of 413 -1.0  56.7 57.7 51.2 49.0 45.7 43.2 51.6 49.2
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 174  of 413 -0.4  72.5 72.9 72.0 67.1 66.3 61.0 64.8 64.9
Employee Skills–Mission Match 200  of 415 -0.5  79.2 79.7 78.1 76.6 75.2 73.2 77.2 74.9
Pay 159  of 415 1.4  66.9 65.5 65.0 56.9 58.5 50.3 50.4 45.2
Strategic Management 116  of 414 0.8  64.9 64.1 59.4 55.3 55.3 52.1 56.6 55.2
Teamwork 167  of 414 4.2  72.9 68.7 69.9 67.0 65.1 58.6 67.5 64.5
Innovation 112  of 414 1.1  70.7 69.6 69.7 65.0 62.1 61.7 66.3 64.5
Training and Development 186  of 415 2.6  64.4 61.8 60.4 58.3 58.7 52.7 54.2 58.0
Work–Life Balance 278  of 414 -0.2  61.1 61.3 57.6 58.7 56.4 52.7 53.6 53.1
Support for Diversity 134  of 414 0.9  64.9 64.0 63.6 60.5 58.9 51.7 58.6 56.3
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 94  of 413 2.9  57.0 54.1 52.6 47.0 45.0 43.1 45.7 43.9
Quartile Key
Lower Quartile (0–25%) Below Median (25–50%) Above Median (50–75%) Upper Quartile (75–100%)
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TREND GRAPHS

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WORKFORCE SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS

Data source: FedScope, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Gender Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Demographics