Agency Report
Food and Drug Administration
Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents
74
2019 Engagement Score
74.6
Change from 2018
-0.2
- Parent Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services (Engagement Score: 71.4)
- Website
- http://www.fda.gov/
SCORES AND RANKINGS
| Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Score | 74 of 420 | -0.2 | 74.6 | 74.8 | 73.4 | 70.4 | 66.3 | 65.7 | 66.0 | 69.5 | 66.9 | 67.6 | 65.5 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.5 |
| Category | Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 95 of 413 | 1.0 | 65.4 | 64.4 | 61.8 | 59.5 | 55.4 | 54.8 | 55.7 | 56.9 | 56.0 | 55.5 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 50.0 |
| Effective Leadership: Empowerment | 95 of 413 | 0.4 | 58.6 | 58.2 | 56.4 | 53.6 | 49.2 | 48.8 | 48.8 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 49.5 | 48.6 | 47.6 | 47.2 |
| Effective Leadership: Fairness | 163 of 413 | 0.9 | 61.6 | 60.7 | 58.1 | 55.3 | 52.2 | 50.8 | 52.0 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 46.4 | 42.8 | 43.5 | 44.1 |
| Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders | 94 of 413 | 1.4 | 60.4 | 59.0 | 55.4 | 52.9 | 48.9 | 48.5 | 50.1 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 49.8 | 46.9 | 46.8 | 47.9 | 45.1 |
| Effective Leadership: Supervisors | 109 of 413 | 0.9 | 75.6 | 74.7 | 72.8 | 71.3 | 66.7 | 66.0 | 66.5 | 68.1 | 65.1 | 65.7 | 62.6 | 65.3 | 63.0 | 59.5 |
| Employee Skills–Mission Match | 78 of 415 | 0.5 | 82.6 | 82.1 | 80.9 | 79.4 | 77.6 | 77.1 | 77.2 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 77.9 | 77.6 | 76.9 | 79.3 |
| Pay | 247 of 415 | -0.2 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.3 | 59.5 | 55.7 | 56.5 | 56.3 | 59.8 | 58.1 | 63.4 | 60.8 | 62.0 | ||
| Strategic Management | 79 of 414 | 0.1 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 64.0 | 62.3 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.2 | 61.0 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 58.8 | 57.5 | 59.3 | 63.0 |
| Teamwork | 94 of 414 | 0.5 | 76.3 | 75.8 | 73.7 | 71.6 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 68.2 | 69.1 | 68.3 | 66.6 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 69.6 | 69.2 |
| Innovation | 119 of 414 | 0.5 | 70.2 | 69.7 | 68.4 | 66.0 | 63.4 | 62.4 | 61.8 | 63.6 | 63.0 | 63.1 | ||||
| Training and Development | 104 of 415 | 0.6 | 69.9 | 69.3 | 67.8 | 65.6 | 62.6 | 61.5 | 60.4 | 62.5 | 60.7 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 61.6 | 62.5 | 60.2 |
| Work–Life Balance | 108 of 414 | 0.3 | 69.3 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 66.5 | 64.0 | 63.2 | 63.0 | 64.9 | 61.9 | 62.4 | 62.0 | 61.2 | 63.4 | 67.7 |
| Support for Diversity | 89 of 414 | 1.4 | 68.0 | 66.6 | 65.5 | 61.6 | 58.4 | 58.2 | 58.8 | 59.1 | 58.9 | 58.5 | 62.4 | 61.6 | 58.9 | 63.5 |
| Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement | 101 of 413 | 0.8 | 56.6 | 55.8 | 53.5 | 49.8 | 46.3 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 47.6 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.7 | 50.0 | 48.4 | 47.4 |
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