Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Employee Skills/Mission Match

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The employee skill/mission match category measures the extent to which employees feel that their skills and talents are used effectively. Furthermore, it assesses the level to which employees get satisfaction from their work and understand how their jobs are relevant to the organizational mission.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Surface Transportation Board 88.9 86.3 3.10Change arrow
2 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 87.0 89.4 -2.60Change arrow
3 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 85.9 No data 0.00Change arrow
4 Federal Labor Relations Authority 85.0 80.9 5.10Change arrow
5 Merit Systems Protection Board 84.4 82.9 1.70Change arrow
6 National Transportation Safety Board 81.7 84.6 -3.40Change arrow
7 Federal Trade Commission 81.2 82.7 -1.80Change arrow
8 National Endowment for the Humanities 81.0 80.9 0.10Change arrow
8 Peace Corps 81.0 No data 0.00Change arrow
10 National Labor Relations Board 80.8 78.8 2.60Change arrow
11 National Credit Union Administration 80.5 79.7 1.10Change arrow
12 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 80.3 81.4 -1.40Change arrow
13 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 80.1 81.6 -1.90Change arrow
14 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 79.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
15 National Science Foundation 79.0 81.1 -2.50Change arrow
16 Railroad Retirement Board 78.6 78.1 0.60Change arrow
17 International Boundary and Water Commission 78.5 76.9 2.00Change arrow
18 National Endowment for the Arts 78.4 79.5 -1.40Change arrow
19 Corporation for National and Community Service 78.0 81.7 -4.50Change arrow
19 Consumer Product Safety Commission 78.0 76.8 1.40Change arrow
21 Export-Import Bank of the United States 77.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
22 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 77.2 78.1 -1.10Change arrow
23 Selective Service System 76.3 76.7 -0.50Change arrow
24 National Gallery of Art 76.0 77.8 -2.20Change arrow
25 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 75.6 76.6 -1.30Change arrow
26 U.S. International Trade Commission 75.4 76.3 -1.20Change arrow
27 Office of Management and Budget 75.3 78.8 -4.50Change arrow
28 Broadcasting Board of Governors 74.7 72.8 2.60Change arrow
29 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 72.6 72.7 -0.10Change arrow
30 Federal Maritime Commission 72.2 77.7 -7.20Change arrow
31 Federal Communications Commission 72.1 73.0 -1.20Change arrow
32 Federal Election Commission 70.4 73.7 -4.50Change arrow
33 Millennium Challenge Corporation 69.6 No data 0.00Change arrow
34 Federal Housing Finance Agency 67.1 66.2 1.40Change arrow
No data Farm Credit Administration No data No data 0.00Change arrow

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The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service.

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