Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)
67.9
#51 out of 216

U.S. Marshals Service (DOJ)

Mission: To protect the federal courts and ensure the effective operation of the judicial system. The U.S. Marshals Service's other duties include transporting federal prisoners, protecting endangered federal witnesses, managing assets seized from criminal enterprises and capturing federal fugitives.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  67.9 51
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 79.7 75  of  216
Strategic Management 56.3 152  of  216
Teamwork 68.9 174  of  216
Effective Leadership 51.8 139  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 48.6 145  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 43.2 154  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 49.9 99  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 61.9 158  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 44.0 169  of  216
Training and Development 56.4 174  of  216
Support for Diversity 58.1 173  of  216
Pay and Benefits 60.3 193  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 35.8 196  of  216
Work/Life Balance 58.6 183  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  65.6 61.0 46.3
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 76.7 76.5 73.4
Strategic Management 51.8 52.2 49.6
Teamwork 66.0 68.3 62.4
Effective Leadership 48.0 46.7 36.5
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 37.8 39.2 33.1
Training and Development 48.3 53.6 41.4
Support for Diversity 52.5 54.9 53.3
Pay and Benefits 59.5 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 34.9 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 55.4 58.5 53.7
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 76.7 76.5 73.4
Strategic Management 51.8 52.2 49.6
Teamwork 66.0 68.3 62.4
Effective Leadership 48.0 46.7 36.5
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 37.8 39.2 33.1
Training and Development 48.3 53.6 41.4
Support for Diversity 52.5 54.9 53.3
Pay and Benefits 59.5 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 34.9 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 55.4 58.5 53.7
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 64.7 80  of  216
Male 69.0 52  of  214
40 and over 66.2 62  of  216
Under 40 70.5 64  of  199
Asian 67.2 42  of  74
Black or African-American 65.9 75  of  188
Hispanic or Latino 75.6 11  of  174
Multi-racial 61.1 12  of  43
White 68.8 54  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 63.0 No data No data
Under 40 68.8 No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American 58.5 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White 65.8 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 U.S. Marshals Service (DOJ) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 46.3 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 61.0 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 65.6 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 67.9 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: 4,011

Number of Employees in 2002: 4,067

Number of Employees in 2003: 4,456

Number of Employees in 2004: 4,418

Number of Employees in 2005: 4,383

Number of Employees in 2006: 4,469

Number of Employees in 2007: 4,553

Number of Employees in 2008: 4,663

Employees joined (2008): 269

Percentage joined (2008): 4.75%

Average joined (2004-2008): 206

Employees left (2008): 200

Percentage left (2008): 4.18%

Average left (2004-2008): 197

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 6.90%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Arlington, VA
Other Locations: 94 district offices and 300 suboffices nationwide

http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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