Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)
73.7
#22 out of 216

Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ)

Mission: To protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal and international agencies and partners.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  73.7 22
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 81.9 35  of  216
Strategic Management 58.2 114  of  216
Teamwork 76.0 37  of  216
Effective Leadership 54.4 81  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 48.1 152  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 46.6 91  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 49.8 101  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 68.0 41  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 46.6 137  of  216
Training and Development 66.9 38  of  216
Support for Diversity 59.1 160  of  216
Pay and Benefits 65.2 151  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 40.1 168  of  216
Work/Life Balance 69.1 33  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  71.4 No data No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 82.4 No data No data
Strategic Management 55.4 No data No data
Teamwork 71.4 No data No data
Effective Leadership 51.2 No data No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 45.5 No data No data
Training and Development 62.8 No data No data
Support for Diversity 55.2 No data No data
Pay and Benefits 65.1 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 38.7 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 65.4 No data No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 82.4 No data No data
Strategic Management 55.4 No data No data
Teamwork 71.4 No data No data
Effective Leadership 51.2 No data No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 45.5 No data No data
Training and Development 62.8 No data No data
Support for Diversity 55.2 No data No data
Pay and Benefits 65.1 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 38.7 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 65.4 No data No data
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 72.4 28  of  216
Male 74.8 20  of  214
40 and over 72.2 24  of  216
Under 40 76.8 23  of  199
Asian No data No data
Black or African-American 57.2 144  of  188
Hispanic or Latino 76.9 7  of  174
Multi-racial No data No data
White 76.6 13  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 71.5 No data No data
Under 40 71.7 No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American 72.5 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White 71.8 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 71.4 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 73.7 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: 26,037

Number of Employees in 2002: 26,200

Number of Employees in 2003: 27,052

Number of Employees in 2004: 28,166

Number of Employees in 2005: 29,284

Number of Employees in 2006: 30,111

Number of Employees in 2007: 29,895

Number of Employees in 2008: 30,700

Employees joined (2008): 2,270

Percentage joined (2008): No data

Average joined (2004-2008): 1,656

Employees left (2008): 1,270

Percentage left (2008): No data

Average left (2004-2008): 1,301

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 9.60%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: 56 field offices located in major cities throughout the United States, 400+ resident agencies in smaller cities and towns across the nation, and more than 50 international offices called "Legal Attaches" in United States embassies worldwide

http://www.fbi.gov/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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