Agency Report

Federal Aviation Administration

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

2019 Engagement Score
64.9

Change from 2018
-2.1

Mission

To provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	186 of 420	-2.1	64.9	67.0	66.9	62.2	62.2	58.5	61.7	64.5	57.6	58.9	49.4	50.3	58.8	60.1

Category	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Effective Leadership	245 of 413	-1.3	56.9	58.2	56.8	54.6	53.3	50.5	53.6	51.9	48.2	47.1	41.0	42.2	45.1	46.4
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	220 of 413	-1.4	51.2	52.6	51.8	49.0	47.5	44.4	47.2	46.1	40.6	42.3	37.1	40.1	42.0	47.0
Effective Leadership: Fairness	166 of 413	-1.6	61.5	63.1	61.7	59.2	56.4	54.9	54.8	54.1	50.6	48.8	43.2	39.6	48.4	45.1
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	284 of 413	-1.4	45.6	47.0	45.5	44.0	42.5	38.6	43.7	42.0	38.6	37.2	31.4	29.5	33.3	37.9
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	266 of 413	-1.0	68.8	69.8	68.2	65.8	65.3	63.2	66.3	63.7	60.5	58.6	51.4	57.3	56.8	55.2
Employee Skills–Mission Match	249 of 415	-0.2	78.3	78.5	79.2	77.5	76.2	73.9	76.3	79.4	77.8	78.0	75.0	75.6	75.3	79.1
Pay	306 of 415	-1.4	59.3	60.7	61.1	55.1	56.9	56.0	59.5	66.3	64.5	65.1	53.7	63.5
Strategic Management	303 of 414	-1.4	56.6	58.0	55.5	54.0	52.8	50.4	51.6	51.1	48.9	47.5	45.3	47.4	48.3	55.0
Teamwork	224 of 414	-0.9	70.7	71.6	70.7	68.8	68.1	66.3	68.1	66.8	63.6	63.6	68.7	66.4	70.7	70.8
Innovation	320 of 414	-0.5	62.4	62.9	61.6	60.0	58.3	57.0	56.4	56.1	54.0	53.3
Training and Development	246 of 415	-0.9	61.7	62.6	62.3	60.0	59.2	55.5	57.7	61.3	57.4	58.0	53.8	52.4	57.4	58.7
Work–Life Balance	228 of 414	-1.1	63.1	64.2	64.2	63.5	62.6	59.8	63.0	63.6	59.3	60.9	54.1	54.9	57.2	61.0
Support for Diversity	259 of 414	-1.5	59.5	61.0	60.5	57.4	55.9	55.1	55.7	53.2	52.4	49.5	50.5	48.4	56.4	61.6
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	313 of 413	-0.5	46.3	46.8	44.8	42.1	41.2	38.1	40.1	39.9	37.2	38.5	35.3	32.3	36.7	35.3

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