Agency Report

Office of Water

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 415 Agency Subcomponents

  346  

2018 Engagement Score
54.3

Change from 2017
-0.2 

Parent Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (Engagement Score: 57.5)
Mission
To ensure drinking water is safe, and restore and maintain oceans, watersheds and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants and wildlife.
Website
http://www.epa.gov/ow/
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SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2017‑18)		 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 346 of 415 -0.2  54.3 54.5 59.9 58.5 48.8 52.6 63.0 65.6 71.8 63.7 62.0 64.4 58.7
Category Rank Change
(2017‑18)		 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 316  of 408 -2.6  53.1 55.7 57.3 53.4 48.3 50.4 55.4 57.6 59.3 54.1 54.5 57.5 50.3
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 318  of 408 -1.8  45.5 47.3 46.7 43.0 40.6 39.4 45.6 49.4 53.3 49.7 50.2 53.9 47.3
Effective Leadership: Fairness 331  of 408 -5.4  51.4 56.8 57.2 54.6 50.7 51.6 52.4 51.2 53.5 47.9 46.9 45.9 42.8
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 382  of 408 -7.4  33.2 40.6 53.4 46.3 39.6 45.6 52.1 53.4 55.9 47.2 47.7 52.0 45.2
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 76  of 408 3.5  77.8 74.3 66.5 65.1 59.7 60.3 65.2 69.1 68.8 66.4 67.1 70.6 60.8
Employee Skills–Mission Match 292  of 410 3.7  76.7 73.0 72.8 69.5 64.9 67.8 75.1 75.8 77.9 74.6 75.4 76.6 76.8
Pay 185  of 410 -1.0  65.2 66.2 62.7 57.7 54.7 49.8 59.9 64.2 69.3 59.1 65.4
Strategic Management 301  of 409 2.2  56.3 54.1 51.5 42.6 36.8 45.5 51.2 54.0 56.3 54.2 53.0 59.6 54.1
Teamwork 112  of 409 2.1  75.1 73.0 66.2 69.7 57.8 63.3 65.2 64.4 63.0 71.8 70.2 71.6 59.1
Innovation 99  of 409 1.6  70.5 68.9 67.3 62.3 57.4 58.1 64.4 65.4 68.2
Training and Development 198  of 410 2.6  63.0 60.4 57.4 51.8 49.9 47.5 56.3 59.8 64.9 61.1 63.9 63.5 53.6
Work–Life Balance 335  of 409 -1.0  56.9 57.9 54.1 55.6 46.4 51.6 57.0 56.6 60.6 55.7 54.0 62.9 59.4
Support for Diversity 107  of 409 1.1  66.4 65.3 59.8 57.8 56.6 59.7 63.8 63.1 65.0 63.8 62.5 67.5 58.6
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 143  of 408 1.7  53.2 51.5 49.8 44.7 37.1 39.4 45.6 46.8 51.5 50.7 49.0 54.0 45.0
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