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59.5
#166 out of 216

Space Command (Air Force)

Mission: To operate space and ballistic missile systems, including ballistic missile warning, space control, spacelift and satellite operations.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  59.5 166
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 78.7 109  of  216
Strategic Management 54.4 174  of  216
Teamwork 68.3 183  of  216
Effective Leadership 53.6 103  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 51.3 111  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 49.3 67  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 50.3 85  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 61.4 162  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 45.0 164  of  216
Training and Development 60.0 136  of  216
Support for Diversity 57.7 177  of  216
Pay and Benefits 59.0 201  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 42.6 137  of  216
Work/Life Balance 62.1 146  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  62.6 66.6 63.6
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 78.1 80.3 80.6
Strategic Management 55.4 57.5 60.3
Teamwork 70.1 72.1 72.6
Effective Leadership 54.3 56.4 56.4
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 48.2 48.0 49.3
Training and Development 61.2 63.5 59.9
Support for Diversity 57.7 58.9 60.8
Pay and Benefits 58.7 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 38.7 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 63.0 67.1 69.8
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 78.1 80.3 80.6
Strategic Management 55.4 57.5 60.3
Teamwork 70.1 72.1 72.6
Effective Leadership 54.3 56.4 56.4
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 48.2 48.0 49.3
Training and Development 61.2 63.5 59.9
Support for Diversity 57.7 58.9 60.8
Pay and Benefits 58.7 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 38.7 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 63.0 67.1 69.8
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 64.1 92  of  216
Male 56.7 188  of  214
40 and over 60.9 152  of  216
Under 40 50.6 187  of  199
Asian 71.5 26  of  74
Black or African-American 61.0 112  of  188
Hispanic or Latino 60.2 88  of  174
Multi-racial No data No data
White 59.1 174  of  215
American Indian or Native American No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over 62.2 No data No data
Under 40 64.9 No data No data
Asian 54.6 No data No data
Black or African-American 66.5 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White 63.1 No data No data
American Indian or Native American No data No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data
American Indian or Native American No data No data No data

Trends

Index Scores

Best in Class Scores

 




Year Space Command (Air Force) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 63.6 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 66.6 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 62.6 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 59.5 74.8 64.1 54.0

Comparative Data — Subcomponent Averages

High Performing Average Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills 82.4 82.3 83.3 83.4
High Performing Average - Management 65.7 64.6 66.0 66.9
High Performing Average - Teamwork 73.7 77.2 78.7 79.1
High Performing Average - Leadership 57.1 59.9 61.9 62.6
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 53.2 55.8 56.8 58.1
High Performing Average - Training and Development 67.7 70.5 71.3 72.0
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity 69.0 68.9 68.8 70.9
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 74.8 76.8
High Performing Average - Family Friendly 57.2 60.0
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 72.6 72.1 72.8 72.5
Average Index Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
Average for Employee Skills 78.4 77.6 77.7 78.5
Average for Management 59.1 56.9 56.6 58.6
Average for Teamwork 67.8 71.1 70.8 72.1
Average for Leadership 49.7 51.7 51.7 53.5
Average for Rewards and Advancement 45.4 47.0 46.9 48.5
Average for Training and Development 58.4 61.0 59.8 61.8
Average for Support for Diversity 61.7 60.0 59.4 62.3
Average for Pay and Benefits 66.4 68.1
Average for Family Friendly 44.8 46.8
Average for Work/Life Balance 66.1 64.6 63.4 64.2
Low Performing Average Score 2003 2005 2007 2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills 73.6 72.0 71.1 72.9
Low Performing Average - Management 52.3 48.8 47.4 50.2
Low Performing Average - Teamwork 61.8 65.1 63.3 65.5
Low Performing Average - Leadership 42.9 43.7 41.9 44.8
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 37.7 38.0 36.3 39.3
Low Performing Average - Training and Development 50.3 51.0 48.1 52.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity 54.7 51.5 49.8 53.1
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 57.2 58.8
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly 33.2 34.7
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 59.4 57.0 54.8 56.0

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

 

Number of Employees in 2001: 4,487

Number of Employees in 2002: 6,039

Number of Employees in 2003: 6,065

Number of Employees in 2004: 5,822

Number of Employees in 2005: 6,198

Number of Employees in 2006: 6,247

Number of Employees in 2007: 6,362

Number of Employees in 2008: 6,661

Employees joined (2008): 535

Percentage joined (2008): 8.80%

Average joined (2004-2008): 479

Employees left (2008): 540

Percentage left (2008): 8.45%

Average left (2004-2008): 508

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 11.70%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Peterson Air Force Base, CO
Other Locations: Bases in F.E. Warren AFB, WY; Malmstrom AFB, MT; Minot AFB, ND; Buckley AFB, Peterson AFB and Schriever AFB, CO; Los Angeles AFB and Vandenberg AFB, CA; Patrick AFB, FL; and many geographically separated units around the globe

http://www.afspc.af.mil/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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