Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)
76.1
#12 out of 216

Region 1 - Boston (EPA)

Mission: To work with the state, local, and tribal governments of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont to carry out U.S. environmental laws. Develops, proposes, and implements an approved regional program for comprehensive and integrated environmental protection activities.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  76.1 12
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 83.8 9  of  216
Strategic Management 55.2 167  of  216
Teamwork 71.5 121  of  216
Effective Leadership 51.7 145  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 53.6 70  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 41.9 170  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 43.2 178  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 66.6 62  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 47.7 117  of  216
Training and Development 56.4 174  of  216
Support for Diversity 66.6 38  of  216
Pay and Benefits 67.1 125  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 59.8 15  of  216
Work/Life Balance 65.5 77  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  72.8 73.7 68.9
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 82.1 80.0 80.9
Strategic Management 52.7 53.1 59.5
Teamwork 69.5 71.7 67.3
Effective Leadership 52.3 52.8 52.0
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 49.9 48.0 42.6
Training and Development 57.2 57.9 57.9
Support for Diversity 65.1 65.1 68.8
Pay and Benefits 69.9 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 54.3 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 63.3 66.6 66.8
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 82.1 80.0 80.9
Strategic Management 52.7 53.1 59.5
Teamwork 69.5 71.7 67.3
Effective Leadership 52.3 52.8 52.0
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 49.9 48.0 42.6
Training and Development 57.2 57.9 57.9
Support for Diversity 65.1 65.1 68.8
Pay and Benefits 69.9 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 54.3 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 63.3 66.6 66.8
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 75.3 13  of  216
Male 76.7 13  of  214
40 and over 73.6 19  of  216
Under 40 86.8 1  of  199
Asian No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data
White 75.4 20  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 71.6 No data No data
Under 40 78.4 No data No data
Asian 66.2 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 72.1 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 Region 1 - Boston (EPA) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 68.9 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 73.7 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 72.8 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 76.1 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: 728

Number of Employees in 2002: 713

Number of Employees in 2003: 708

Number of Employees in 2004: 695

Number of Employees in 2005: No data

Number of Employees in 2006: No data

Number of Employees in 2007: No data

Number of Employees in 2008: No data

Employees joined (2008): No data

Percentage joined (2008): No data

Average joined (2004-2008): No data

Employees left (2008): No data

Percentage left (2008): No data

Average left (2004-2008): No data

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): No data

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Boston, MA

http://www.epa.gov/region1/

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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