Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement
67.9
#12 of 33

Department of the Treasury

Mission: To serve the American people and strengthen national security by managing the U.S. Government's finances effectively, promoting economic growth and stability, and ensuring the safety, soundness and security of the U.S. and international financial systems.

Subcomponents

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury) - Score: 71.4
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Treasury) - Score: 60.0
Bureau of the Public Debt (Treasury) - Score: 77.2
Departmental Offices (Treasury) - Score: 62.6
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Treasury) - Score: 54.6
Financial Management Service (Treasury) - Score: 63.3
Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) - Score: 67.6
Office of Inspector General (Treasury) - Score: 75.4
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Treasury) - Score: 79.4
Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration (Treasury) - Score: 74.6
Office of Thrift Supervision (Treasury) - Score: 60.6
U.S. Mint (Treasury) - Score: 68.5

Scores and Rankings

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Index ScoreScoreRank of 33
 67.912
Best in Class ScoresScoreRank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match79.4 10  of  30
Strategic Management60.8 7  of  30
Teamwork71.4 5  of  30
Effective Leadership58.1 8  of  30
Effective Leadership - Empowerment47.6 16  of  30
Effective Leadership - Fairness58.6 5  of  30
Effective Leadership - Leaders52.3 9  of  30
Effective Leadership - Supervisors68.9 6  of  30
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement51.2 6  of  30
Training and Development62.7 8  of  30
Support for Diversity63.0 6  of  31
Pay59.7 18  of  30
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits39.4 14  of  30
Work/Life Balance63.5 6  of  30
Index Score20102009200720052003
 68.463.362.758.657.8
Best in Class Scores20102009200720052003
Employee Skills/Mission Match79.278.277.075.675.8
Strategic Management59.959.757.155.454.0
Teamwork70.673.073.674.069.8
Effective Leadership56.952.752.251.549.5
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement50.547.649.047.846.2
Training and Development62.561.761.860.353.8
Support for Diversity60.861.059.159.561.5
Pay63.860.263.3No dataNo data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits42.4No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Work/Life Balance64.365.864.765.962.0
Best in Class Scores20102009200720052003
Employee Skills/Mission Match79.278.277.075.675.8
Strategic Management59.959.757.155.454.0
Teamwork70.673.073.674.069.8
Effective Leadership56.952.752.251.549.5
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement50.547.649.047.846.2
Training and Development62.561.761.860.353.8
Support for Diversity60.861.059.159.561.5
Pay63.860.263.3No dataNo data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits42.4No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Work/Life Balance64.365.864.765.962.0
Scores by DemographicScoreRank (out of varied totals)
Female72.0 8  of  30
Male69.7 10  of  30
40 and over70.8 8  of  30
Under 4072.9 11  of  30
Asian70.3 17  of  30
Black or African-American72.0 6  of  30
Hispanic or Latino75.4 6  of  30
Multi-racial57.6 18  of  30
White71.0 10  of  30
American Indian or Native American59.2 12  of  19
Scores by Demographic20102009200720052003
Female71.347.5No dataNo dataNo data
Male69.172.3No dataNo dataNo data
40 and over69.963.9No dataNo dataNo data
Under 4074.262.4No dataNo dataNo data
Asian81.358.7No dataNo dataNo data
Black or African-American67.357.2No dataNo dataNo data
Hispanic or Latino73.563.7No dataNo dataNo data
Multi-racial65.164.0No dataNo dataNo data
White71.360.3No dataNo dataNo data
American Indian or Native American59.565.4No dataNo dataNo data
Scores by Demographic20102009200720052003
Female71.347.5No dataNo dataNo data
Male69.172.3No dataNo dataNo data
40 and over69.963.9No dataNo dataNo data
Under 4074.262.4No dataNo dataNo data
Asian81.358.7No dataNo dataNo data
Black or African-American67.357.2No dataNo dataNo data
Hispanic or Latino73.563.7No dataNo dataNo data
Multi-racial65.164.0No dataNo dataNo data
White71.360.3No dataNo dataNo data
American Indian or Native American59.565.4No dataNo dataNo data

Staff/Manager Alignment

Score: 23

More Aligned / More Satisfied: This agency has Best Places Index scores that exceed government-wide norms, as well as greater-than-normal alignment between staff and managers on key workforce issues. These results suggest that an agency is well positioned to maintain and improve on current efforts and to recognize shared challenges in order to better address them.

Trends

Index ScoresBest in Class Scores
 




YearDepartment of the Treasury Index ScoreLarge Agency High Performing AverageLarge Agency Average Index ScoreLarge Agency Low Performing Average
200357.865.060.855.9
200558.672.462.451.4
200762.771.861.750.6
200963.373.864.155.4
201068.478.666.557.6
201167.978.565.356.2

Comparative Data — Large Agency Averages

High Performing Average Scores200320052007200920102011
High Performing Average - Employee Skills80.780.680.783.081.682.4
High Performing Average - Management62.163.962.464.064.666.6
High Performing Average - Teamwork71.676.575.977.673.375.0
High Performing Average - Leadership54.959.759.461.763.966.3
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement50.553.553.356.356.858.0
High Performing Average - Training and Development63.768.266.768.869.670.9
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity67.067.466.768.866.472.0
High Performing Average - Pay71.371.775.273.2
High Performing Average - Family Friendly54.953.6
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance69.570.069.569.468.170.4
Average Index Scores200320052007200920102011
Average for Employee Skills78.177.477.578.978.178.1
Average for Management58.156.856.157.856.657.5
Average for Teamwork68.371.370.771.765.766.5
Average for Leadership49.951.351.353.355.055.8
Average for Rewards and Advancement44.444.745.146.847.547.2
Average for Training and Development57.559.958.660.759.960.2
Average for Support for Diversity61.359.158.360.757.559.3
Average for Pay64.463.667.162.8
Average for Family Friendly41.338.8
Average for Work/Life Balance64.463.764.462.761.561.1
Low Performing Average Score200320052007200920102011
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills74.973.372.875.773.773.7
Low Performing Average - Management53.949.449.150.950.050.2
Low Performing Average - Teamwork65.466.966.067.260.260.0
Low Performing Average - Leadership46.343.643.446.548.549.0
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement39.336.636.640.140.838.8
Low Performing Average - Training and Development51.450.349.053.449.851.0
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity57.652.551.154.451.251.2
Low Performing Average - Pay56.656.258.356.1
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly30.326.8
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance59.756.359.755.655.353.8

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees 

16,335

The number of mission-criticial jobs the Department of Treasury is expected to hire by the end of September 2012. Learn More at Where the Jobs Are 2009 »

Number of Employees in 2001: 138,186

Number of Employees in 2002: 136,621

Number of Employees in 2003: 104,507

Number of Employees in 2004: 104,845

Number of Employees in 2005: 102,136

Number of Employees in 2006: 101,146

Number of Employees in 2007: 98,449

Number of Employees in 2008: 101,515

Number of Employees in 2009: 104,993

Employees joined (2010): 10,439

Percentage joined (2010): 9.90%

Average joined (2005-2010): 9,924

Employees left (2010): 9,050

Percentage left (2010): 8.60%

Average left (2005-2010): 9,988

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 14.80%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Other Locations: 400 local IRS offices nationwide. Mints in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA and West Point, NY.

http://www.ustreas.gov/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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