Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement
57.6
#200 of 240

Federal Aviation Administration (DOT)

Mission: To ensure the safety of civil aviation. The FAA encourages research and development with respect to the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics; develops and operates a common system of air traffic control and navigation for both civilian and military aircraft; develops and implements programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civilian aviation; and regulates U.S. commercial space transportation.

Parent Agency

Department of Transportation - Score: 59.5

Scores and Rankings

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Index ScoreScoreRank of 241
 57.6200
Best in Class ScoresScoreRank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match77.8 124  of  229
Strategic Management48.9 219  of  229
Teamwork63.6 166  of  229
Effective Leadership48.2 214  of  229
Effective Leadership - Empowerment40.6 213  of  229
Effective Leadership - Fairness50.6 176  of  229
Effective Leadership - Leaders38.6 219  of  229
Effective Leadership - Supervisors60.5 198  of  229
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement37.2 222  of  229
Training and Development57.4 161  of  229
Support for Diversity52.4 207  of  229
Pay64.5 87  of  229
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits32.0 157  of  229
Work/Life Balance59.3 165  of  229
Index Score20102009200720052003
 58.949.450.358.860.1
Best in Class Scores20102009200720052003
Employee Skills/Mission Match78.075.075.675.379.1
Strategic Management47.545.347.448.355.0
Teamwork63.668.766.470.770.8
Effective Leadership47.141.042.245.146.4
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement38.535.332.336.735.3
Training and Development58.053.852.457.458.7
Support for Diversity49.550.548.456.461.6
Pay65.153.763.5No dataNo data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits31.9No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Work/Life Balance60.954.154.957.261.0
Best in Class Scores20102009200720052003
Employee Skills/Mission Match78.075.075.675.379.1
Strategic Management47.545.347.448.355.0
Teamwork63.668.766.470.770.8
Effective Leadership47.141.042.245.146.4
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement38.535.332.336.735.3
Training and Development58.053.852.457.458.7
Support for Diversity49.550.548.456.461.6
Pay65.153.763.5No dataNo data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits31.9No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Work/Life Balance60.954.154.957.261.0
Scores by DemographicScoreRank (out of varied totals)
Female65.0 130  of  228
Male57.1 204  of  226
40 and over57.6 206  of  228
Under 4063.0 155  of  219
Asian73.3 35  of  79
Black or African-American65.4 116  of  204
Hispanic or Latino58.3 116  of  138
Multi-racial59.5 30  of  55
White58.7 197  of  227
American Indian or Native American38.0 14  of  15
Scores by Demographic20102009200720052003
Female61.059.7No dataNo dataNo data
Male59.460.7No dataNo dataNo data
40 and over58.158.8No dataNo dataNo data
Under 4064.846.6No dataNo dataNo data
Asian64.159.5No dataNo dataNo data
Black or African-American68.151.3No dataNo dataNo data
Hispanic or Latino67.047.4No dataNo dataNo data
Multi-racial57.150.7No dataNo dataNo data
White58.145.9No dataNo dataNo data
American Indian or Native American69.659.0No dataNo dataNo data
Scores by Demographic20102009200720052003
Female61.059.7No dataNo dataNo data
Male59.460.7No dataNo dataNo data
40 and over58.158.8No dataNo dataNo data
Under 4064.846.6No dataNo dataNo data
Asian64.159.5No dataNo dataNo data
Black or African-American68.151.3No dataNo dataNo data
Hispanic or Latino67.047.4No dataNo dataNo data
Multi-racial57.150.7No dataNo dataNo data
White58.145.9No dataNo dataNo data
American Indian or Native American69.659.0No dataNo dataNo data

Staff/Manager Alignment

Score: -5

Less Aligned / Less Satisfied: Agencies in this group have Best Places Index scores that fall short of government-wide norms, as well as less-than-normal alignment between staff and managers on key workforce issues. These agencies should examine and understand the areas of high disconnect between staff and managers to ensure that managers understand staff issues and are prepared to support related agency changes efforts.

Trends

Index ScoresBest in Class Scores
 




YearDepartment of Transportation Index ScoreSubcomponent High Performing AverageSubcomponent Average Index ScoreSubcomponent Low Performing Average
200360.169.361.051.9
200558.873.062.952.3
200750.373.861.949.0
200949.474.864.054.0
201058.976.765.654.4
201157.675.163.751.4

Comparative Data — Subcomponent Averages

High Performing Average Scores200320052007200920102011
High Performing Average - Employee Skills82.482.383.383.482.982.7
High Performing Average - Management65.764.665.966.966.866.1
High Performing Average - Teamwork73.777.278.779.174.974.5
High Performing Average - Leadership64.669.570.771.366.565.9
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement53.255.856.758.159.158.0
High Performing Average - Training and Development67.770.571.372.072.871.4
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity69.068.968.870.968.768.4
High Performing Average - Pay81.983.178.573.7
High Performing Average - Family Friendly55.552.6
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance72.672.172.872.472.371.0
Average Index Scores200320052007200920102011
Average for Employee Skills78.477.677.778.578.177.7
Average for Management59.156.956.658.657.557.7
Average for Teamwork67.871.170.872.166.366.4
Average for Leadership50.253.052.954.856.656.4
Average for Rewards and Advancement45.447.046.948.549.048.2
Average for Training and Development58.461.059.861.861.160.4
Average for Support for Diversity61.760.059.462.358.959.3
Average for Pay64.664.467.962.8
Average for Family Friendly41.037.5
Average for Work/Life Balance66.164.663.464.262.862.2
Low Performing Average Score200320052007200920102011
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills73.672.071.172.972.071.8
Low Performing Average - Management52.248.847.350.249.050.2
Low Performing Average - Teamwork61.865.163.365.558.158.8
Low Performing Average - Leadership38.938.236.939.747.647.9
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement37.738.036.339.339.939.5
Low Performing Average - Training and Development50.351.048.152.450.149.2
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity54.751.549.853.150.151.2
Low Performing Average - Pay45.743.157.252.4
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly27.823.8
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance59.457.054.856.053.953.5

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees 

Number of Employees in 2001: 49,368

Number of Employees in 2002: 53,974

Number of Employees in 2003: 48,256

Number of Employees in 2004: 46,794

Number of Employees in 2005: 43,566

Number of Employees in 2006: 43,606

Number of Employees in 2007: 44,077

Number of Employees in 2008: 44,981

Number of Employees in 2009: 46,706

Employees joined (2010): 1,506

Percentage joined (2010): 3.20%

Average joined (2005-2010): 1,871

Employees left (2010): 2,225

Percentage left (2010): 4.70%

Average left (2005-2010): 2,925

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 13.20%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Other Locations: Located in 9 geographical regions and 2 major centers (in Oklahoma City, OK and Atlantic City International Airport, NJ)

http://www.faa.gov/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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