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65.4
#90 out of 216

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army)

Mission: To provide engineering, construction management and environmental services in peace and war. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' civil works program includes flood damage reduction, hydropower and environmental regulation, and its military program includes construction of U.S. Army and Air Force facilities.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  65.4 90
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 79.5 83  of  216
Strategic Management 56.0 159  of  216
Teamwork 73.2 81  of  216
Effective Leadership 54.3 85  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 52.3 99  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 47.0 84  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 49.8 101  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 65.1 89  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 47.9 115  of  216
Training and Development 64.1 69  of  216
Support for Diversity 63.1 96  of  216
Pay and Benefits 65.4 145  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 44.5 112  of  216
Work/Life Balance 62.5 139  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  63.3 65.8 63.8
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 77.7 79.6 80.3
Strategic Management 55.5 58.9 60.3
Teamwork 72.3 74.6 71.0
Effective Leadership 53.1 54.4 52.1
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 49.0 49.2 49.1
Training and Development 63.4 65.3 64.6
Support for Diversity 60.8 62.3 63.0
Pay and Benefits 64.6 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 43.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 62.9 66.6 66.7
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 77.7 79.6 80.3
Strategic Management 55.5 58.9 60.3
Teamwork 72.3 74.6 71.0
Effective Leadership 53.1 54.4 52.1
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 49.0 49.2 49.1
Training and Development 63.4 65.3 64.6
Support for Diversity 60.8 62.3 63.0
Pay and Benefits 64.6 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 43.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 62.9 66.6 66.7
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 66.0 66  of  216
Male 65.1 102  of  214
40 and over 64.9 85  of  216
Under 40 67.5 85  of  199
Asian 69.2 34  of  74
Black or African-American 68.7 39  of  188
Hispanic or Latino 65.5 59  of  174
Multi-racial 60.4 14  of  43
White 65.4 94  of  215
American Indian or Native American 55.6 12  of  15
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 62.4 No data No data
Under 40 67.1 No data No data
Asian 64.6 No data No data
Black or African-American 68.2 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial 51.6 No data No data
White 63.2 No data No data
American Indian or Native American 52.4 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 63.8 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 65.8 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 63.3 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 65.4 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: 31,826

Number of Employees in 2002: 32,145

Number of Employees in 2003: No data

Number of Employees in 2004: 30,931

Number of Employees in 2005: 29,825

Number of Employees in 2006: 28,878

Number of Employees in 2007: 28,351

Number of Employees in 2008: 29,120

Employees joined (2008): 2,472

Percentage joined (2008): 3.10%

Average joined (2004-2008): 2,472

Employees left (2008): 2,185

Percentage left (2008): 6.79%

Average left (2004-2008): 2,185

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 7.30%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: Cincinnati, OH; Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY; Portland, OR; Omaha, NE; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Vicksburg MS; Fort Shafter, HI

http://www.usace.army.mil/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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