Agency Report
Office of Water
Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents
341
2019 Engagement Score
55.6
Change from 2018
1.3
- Parent Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency (Engagement Score: 60.3)
- Website
- http://www.epa.gov/ow/
SCORES AND RANKINGS
| Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Score | 341 of 420 | 1.3 | 55.6 | 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 (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 324 of 413 | 0.5 | 53.6 | 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 | 362 of 413 | -4.1 | 41.4 | 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 | 255 of 413 | 5.5 | 56.9 | 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 | 388 of 413 | -0.9 | 32.3 | 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 | 51 of 413 | 1.6 | 79.4 | 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 | 338 of 415 | -1.3 | 75.4 | 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 | 163 of 415 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 65.2 | 66.2 | 62.7 | 57.7 | 54.7 | 49.8 | 59.9 | 64.2 | 69.3 | 59.1 | 65.4 | ||
| Strategic Management | 268 of 414 | 1.8 | 58.1 | 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 | 167 of 414 | -2.2 | 72.9 | 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 | 174 of 414 | -2.3 | 68.2 | 70.5 | 68.9 | 67.3 | 62.3 | 57.4 | 58.1 | 64.4 | 65.4 | 68.2 | ||||
| Training and Development | 241 of 415 | -1.2 | 61.8 | 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 | 320 of 414 | 1.4 | 58.3 | 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 | 166 of 414 | -3.3 | 63.1 | 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 | 142 of 413 | 1.0 | 54.2 | 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%) |
TREND GRAPHS
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WORKFORCE SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Data source: FedScope, U.S. Office of Personnel Management