Agency Report

Office of the Secretary

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 415 Agency Subcomponents

  173  

2018 Engagement Score
66.6

Change from 2017
3.6 

Parent Agency
Department of Commerce (Engagement Score: 70.3)
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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Scores and Rankings Trend Graphs Workforce Size and Demographics

SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2017‑18)		 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 173 of 415 3.6  66.6 63.0 57.1 57.1 52.3 56.9 53.9
Category Rank Change
(2017‑18)		 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 133  of 408 2.2  62.7 60.5 56.9 54.2 49.6 56.6 55.1
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 187  of 408 0.4  52.8 52.4 52.4 46.6 42.9 52.7 46.8
Effective Leadership: Fairness 143  of 408 -2.3  61.9 64.2 56.6 54.4 46.3 53.9 55.7
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 114  of 408 6.5  57.7 51.2 49.0 45.7 43.2 51.6 49.2
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 165  of 408 0.9  72.9 72.0 67.1 66.3 61.0 64.8 64.9
Employee Skills–Mission Match 162  of 410 1.6  79.7 78.1 76.6 75.2 73.2 77.2 74.9
Pay 179  of 410 0.5  65.5 65.0 56.9 58.5 50.3 50.4 45.2
Strategic Management 120  of 409 4.7  64.1 59.4 55.3 55.3 52.1 56.6 55.2
Teamwork 251  of 409 -1.2  68.7 69.9 67.0 65.1 58.6 67.5 64.5
Innovation 124  of 409 -0.1  69.6 69.7 65.0 62.1 61.7 66.3 64.5
Training and Development 223  of 410 1.4  61.8 60.4 58.3 58.7 52.7 54.2 58.0
Work–Life Balance 266  of 409 3.7  61.3 57.6 58.7 56.4 52.7 53.6 53.1
Support for Diversity 171  of 409 0.4  64.0 63.6 60.5 58.9 51.7 58.6 56.3
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 126  of 408 1.5  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

Employees joined (2017)
53 ( 7.4% )

Average joined (2013-2017)
77

Workforce with less than three years of service
10.5%

Employees left (2017)
90 ( 12.6% )

Average left (2013-2017)
89

Gender Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Demographics