Agency Report

Federal Railroad Administration

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 415 Agency Subcomponents

2018 Engagement Score
79.3

Change from 2017
2.1

Mission

To enable the safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods for a strong America, now and in the future.

	Rank	Change (2017‑18)	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	37 of 415	2.1	79.3	77.2	67.3	67.5	74.0	75.9	76.9

Category	Rank	Change (2017‑18)	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Effective Leadership	52 of 408	0.2	68.9	68.7	60.6	59.9	61.2	65.6	66.6
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	32 of 408	-0.8	66.2	67.0	57.2	55.2	58.1	60.6	64.2
Effective Leadership: Fairness	72 of 408	-0.9	66.3	67.2	58.0	59.3	64.9	61.8	62.1
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	65 of 408	1.5	62.1	60.6	49.3	49.0	49.7	58.8	60.5
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	64 of 408	0.0	78.5	78.5	74.8	73.5	72.3	76.8	76.2
Employee Skills–Mission Match	42 of 410	-1.4	84.3	85.7	78.8	80.5	82.6	82.1	83.3
Pay	243 of 410	-1.0	62.1	63.1	50.2	50.4	47.4	52.1	57.0
Strategic Management	51 of 409	5.2	70.3	65.1	57.9	55.8	59.3	64.2	62.9
Teamwork	60 of 409	1.8	78.8	77.0	70.4	72.9	71.7	74.4	72.8
Innovation	64 of 409	0.1	72.8	72.7	65.8	65.2	64.8	67.1	69.4
Training and Development	58 of 410	0.9	72.7	71.8	59.2	59.2	60.1	62.4	63.6
Work–Life Balance	61 of 409	0.6	72.5	71.9	64.3	62.0	64.1	69.8	67.6
Support for Diversity	67 of 409	2.0	68.7	66.7	60.1	60.5	64.2	65.7	67.4
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	41 of 408	3.7	61.2	57.5	51.7	50.6	51.4	53.8	55.3

Lower Quartile (0–25%)

Below Median (25–50%)

Above Median (50–75%)

Upper Quartile (75–100%)

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Employees joined (2017)
46 ( 5.1% )

Average joined (2013-2017)
75

Workforce with less than three years of service
18.3%

Employees left (2017)
76 ( 8.4% )

Average left (2013-2017)
72