Agency Report
U.S. Geological Survey
Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents
168
2019 Engagement Score
66.3
Change from 2018
-3.6
- Parent Agency
- Department of the Interior (Engagement Score: 62.2)
- Website
- http://www.usgs.gov/
SCORES AND RANKINGS
| Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Score | 168 of 420 | -3.6 | 66.3 | 69.9 | 71.1 | 70.1 | 67.6 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 70.2 | 64.1 | 61.1 | 65.7 | 61.7 |
| Category | Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 238 of 413 | -2.9 | 57.1 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 56.8 | 55.2 | 54.6 | 57.0 | 56.3 | 55.2 | 55.9 | 51.7 | 51.5 | 51.6 | 47.0 |
| Effective Leadership: Empowerment | 200 of 413 | -2.4 | 52.1 | 54.5 | 55.4 | 52.9 | 51.7 | 50.1 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 50.1 | 52.8 | 50.6 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 46.6 |
| Effective Leadership: Fairness | 141 of 413 | -2.2 | 62.3 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 59.6 | 57.9 | 58.8 | 60.2 | 58.6 | 58.9 | 57.0 | 53.6 | 51.6 | 52.1 | 48.1 |
| Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders | 324 of 413 | -7.1 | 41.6 | 48.7 | 51.5 | 45.9 | 43.7 | 44.3 | 49.1 | 47.2 | 44.4 | 45.6 | 39.8 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 36.2 |
| Effective Leadership: Supervisors | 178 of 413 | 0.6 | 72.4 | 71.8 | 71.4 | 68.3 | 67.0 | 65.1 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 67.4 | 63.2 | 63.4 | 64.1 | 57.6 |
| Employee Skills–Mission Match | 152 of 415 | -0.7 | 80.1 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 79.5 | 78.7 | 78.2 | 78.2 | 79.5 | 79.3 | 81.2 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.3 | 78.5 |
| Pay | 298 of 415 | -2.1 | 59.9 | 62.0 | 61.7 | 59.8 | 59.1 | 58.0 | 54.5 | 59.2 | 62.3 | 68.1 | 64.3 | 63.3 | ||
| Strategic Management | 289 of 414 | -1.3 | 57.3 | 58.6 | 57.0 | 55.5 | 52.6 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 55.3 | 52.7 | 54.2 | 52.7 | 53.2 | 52.3 | 56.3 |
| Teamwork | 219 of 414 | -0.3 | 70.9 | 71.2 | 72.1 | 68.0 | 66.6 | 66.4 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 64.0 | 65.6 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 70.1 | 68.3 |
| Innovation | 108 of 414 | -0.8 | 70.8 | 71.6 | 71.7 | 69.2 | 68.6 | 67.4 | 68.1 | 69.6 | 69.5 | 70.9 | ||||
| Training and Development | 176 of 415 | -0.6 | 65.2 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 63.7 | 62.3 | 58.9 | 57.7 | 62.4 | 62.1 | 63.8 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 65.2 | 58.1 |
| Work–Life Balance | 288 of 414 | -0.7 | 60.7 | 61.4 | 62.6 | 61.5 | 60.5 | 58.3 | 57.6 | 60.1 | 57.6 | 61.1 | 59.9 | 61.0 | 62.9 | 63.8 |
| Support for Diversity | 287 of 414 | -1.7 | 58.0 | 59.7 | 59.3 | 55.3 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.9 | 56.7 | 54.5 | 59.1 | 55.0 | 56.6 | 57.2 |
| Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement | 151 of 413 | -1.0 | 54.0 | 55.0 | 53.9 | 50.7 | 50.0 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 51.4 | 52.0 | 53.7 | 49.8 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 43.1 |
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