Agency Report

Environmental Protection Agency

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 25 Midsize Agencies

2019 Engagement Score
60.3

Change from 2018
2.8

Mission

To protect human health and the environment.

Rank*	Subcomponent	2019 Engagement Score	Change from 2018
389	Office of the Administrator	47.2	8.5
330	Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance	56.7	8.1
341	Office of Water	55.6	1.3
262	Office of Land and Emergency Management	60.9	2.9
251	Office of Air and Radiation	61.7	5.8
220	Office of Research and Development	63.6	3.4
103	Region 1 - New England	70.7	0.3
207	Region 2	64.0	-0.2
196	Region 3 - Mid-Atlantic	64.6	2.3
269	Region 4 - Southeast	60.6	-4.3
275	Region 5	60.4	-1.9
170	Region 6 - South Central	66.2	9.3
103	Region 7 - Midwest	70.7	3.9
210	Region 8 - Mountains and Plains	63.9	2.0
328	Region 9 - Pacific Southwest	56.8	2.5
338	Region 10 - Pacific Northwest	56.1	3.0
306	Office of Mission Support	58.4	0.0
296	Office of the Inspector General	59.1	6.7
408	Office of the General Counsel	40.0	-0.3
349	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention	54.4	3.2
373	Office of the Chief Financial Officer	51.0	-3.1

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	18 of 25	2.8	60.3	57.5	63.5	64.4	58.5	56.7	59.3	67.6	67.9	68.8	68.2	65.5	67.8	62.9

Category	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Effective Leadership	19 of 23	1.1	55.0	53.9	57.4	55.3	50.8	49.8	52.4	56.3	55.8	55.0	53.9	52.0	53.3	49.8
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	17 of 23	0.3	47.2	46.9	50.6	47.9	43.7	41.3	43.5	50.3	51.3	51.6	53.5	51.5	53.2	49.5
Effective Leadership: Fairness	18 of 23	2.6	53.9	51.3	55.3	53.2	48.4	49.6	51.8	52.9	51.8	50.9	46.0	42.5	45.4	43.8
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	20 of 23	2.3	40.4	38.1	45.2	45.7	39.7	38.8	43.5	49.1	48.5	47.6	44.7	43.2	43.1	40.8
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	11 of 23	-0.3	74.2	74.5	74.2	69.6	66.7	65.2	66.0	68.0	67.2	66.3	67.2	65.7	67.5	61.9
Employee Skills–Mission Match	16 of 23	0.8	77.7	76.9	77.9	76.4	73.8	72.2	73.0	77.2	77.6	77.3	78.8	77.6	77.8	77.9
Pay	12 of 23	1.2	66.1	64.9	67.4	64.8	61.0	60.5	53.4	64.3	68.0	73.2	70.6	70.4
Strategic Management	16 of 23	1.9	58.8	56.9	57.0	53.3	48.4	44.2	48.1	54.7	56.7	56.3	58.6	56.2	57.0	56.2
Teamwork	12 of 23	0.2	72.9	72.7	72.9	67.7	65.0	65.0	66.3	67.6	66.1	65.3	73.0	71.0	71.2	65.0
Innovation	9 of 23	0.2	66.9	66.7	67.8	64.9	62.3	61.1	61.6	66.1	67.0	66.8
Training and Development	15 of 23	1.0	60.9	59.9	61.1	57.7	54.5	51.6	51.8	58.1	60.0	60.4	62.5	60.6	62.5	57.4
Work–Life Balance	19 of 23	0.4	59.2	58.8	61.3	59.2	56.7	55.0	56.0	60.4	61.1	62.1	64.3	63.1	64.9	66.9
Support for Diversity	15 of 24	-1.0	60.6	61.6	64.4	57.4	55.0	55.7	58.3	59.7	59.7	59.1	64.4	61.3	64.1	64.2
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	10 of 23	1.5	51.9	50.4	51.1	48.1	44.1	41.7	43.2	48.3	49.3	49.6	52.4	48.7	51.6	45.7

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