Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS)

Mission: To protect the health and safety of people at home and abroad by providing information on health issues and promoting disease prevention and control, environmental health and educational activities.

Scores and Rankings

• 2009
• Previous Years

• Previous Years

Best in Class Scores	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match	73.1	74.2	78.8
Strategic Management	50.0	53.5	60.8
Teamwork	68.0	68.8	65.1
Effective Leadership	45.8	48.2	48.6
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	45.2	45.6	49.2
Training and Development	57.3	58.5	56.1
Support for Diversity	56.5	60.2	61.5
Pay and Benefits	64.9
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	50.2
Work/Life Balance	58.6	62.2	66.3

• 2009

• Previous Years

Scores by Demographic	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Female
Male
40 and over
Under 40
Asian
Black or African-American
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-racial
White

Year	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS) Index Score	Subcomponent High Performing Average	Subcomponent Average Index Score	Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003	62.6	69.3	61.0	51.9
2005	61.2	73.0	62.9	52.3
2007	54.0	73.8	61.9	49.0
2009	61.5	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: 6,538

Number of Employees in 2002: 6,828

Number of Employees in 2003: 7,182

Number of Employees in 2004: 6,800

Number of Employees in 2005: 6,665

Number of Employees in 2006: 6,732

Number of Employees in 2007: 6,973

Number of Employees in 2008: 7,297

Employees joined (2008): 558

Percentage joined (2008): 3.80%

Average joined (2004-2008): 385

Employees left (2008): 292

Percentage left (2008): 2.04%

Average left (2004-2008): 278

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 11.80%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA
Other Locations: Centers, facilities, quarantine offices, and state and local health agencies located across the United States and abroad. Sites include Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati, OH; Fort Collins, CO; Morgantown, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; Research Triangle Park, NC; San Juan, PR; Spokane, WA; and Washington, D.C.

http://www.cdc.gov/

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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