Agency Report

U.S. Special Operations Command

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

  38  

2019 Engagement Score
79.2

Change from 2018
-0.7 

Parent Agency
Department of the Army (Engagement Score: 63.7)
Mission
To develop and employ fully capable Special Operations Forces to conduct global special operations and activities as part of the Joint Force to support persistent, networked and distributed Combatant Command operations and campaigns against state and non-state actors to protect and advance U.S. policies and objectives.
Website
https://www.socom.mil/
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Scores and Rankings Trend Graphs Workforce Size and Demographics

The Best Places to Work rankings are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.

SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 38 of 420 -0.7  79.2 79.9 75.5 77.2 76.1 72.0 65.0 68.3 70.9 70.9
Category Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 20  of 413 1.6  75.0 73.4 69.1 69.1 68.1 63.1 58.6 60.7 61.6 62.9
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 12  of 413 1.1  71.2 70.1 63.7 62.4 63.7 58.3 50.8 56.1 54.4 57.5
Effective Leadership: Fairness 12  of 413 3.3  75.4 72.1 66.5 70.8 65.4 62.8 56.3 60.8 58.7 63.5
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 17  of 413 0.8  72.0 71.2 67.1 67.6 66.1 60.6 56.2 57.7 60.4 60.5
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 46  of 413 1.9  79.7 77.8 75.2 73.0 73.5 68.2 66.0 66.0 67.8 67.7
Employee Skills–Mission Match 31  of 415 0.5  85.5 85.0 81.5 84.1 84.4 81.6 78.3 81.8 79.4 81.4
Pay 68  of 415 1.8  72.8 71.0 68.6 65.9 66.1 59.2 52.7 60.6 58.9 63.9
Strategic Management 39  of 414 -0.9  71.1 72.0 67.3 66.1 67.7 62.3 60.1 61.2 59.8 62.6
Teamwork 49  of 414 -0.5  79.5 80.0 75.9 75.0 73.3 74.6 71.3 69.9 67.7 69.2
Innovation 27  of 414 1.3  77.8 76.5 72.9 75.9 74.3 68.4 65.7 70.7 68.8 71.4
Training and Development 47  of 415 0.9  75.3 74.4 69.5 72.6 71.1 65.4 58.1 65.0 61.4 65.2
Work–Life Balance 46  of 414 0.3  75.6 75.3 72.4 70.1 73.4 65.5 62.4 67.2 67.7 70.2
Support for Diversity 31  of 414 1.9  73.4 71.5 69.9 71.9 67.2 70.2 57.6 60.9 62.2 63.4
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 48  of 413 1.4  60.9 59.5 56.0 57.5 56.5 51.1 46.6 51.8 49.6 52.6
Quartile Key
Lower Quartile (0–25%) Below Median (25–50%) Above Median (50–75%) Upper Quartile (75–100%)
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TREND GRAPHS

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WORKFORCE SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS

Data source: FedScope, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Gender Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Demographics