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61.0
#150 out of 216

Bureau of Land Management (Interior)

Mission: To manage the surface resources and subsurface minerals of 12 percent of the U.S.'s public land (mostly in the West) with a commitment to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  61.0 150
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 77.4 141  of  216
Strategic Management 52.3 192  of  216
Teamwork 71.1 129  of  216
Effective Leadership 48.1 183  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 47.3 162  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 43.9 136  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 39.3 194  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 60.4 171  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 44.2 167  of  216
Training and Development 57.8 162  of  216
Support for Diversity 57.3 181  of  216
Pay and Benefits 62.0 185  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 42.9 132  of  216
Work/Life Balance 57.0 195  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  58.4 62.8 60.0
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 75.7 77.1 77.2
Strategic Management 50.7 55.6 56.5
Teamwork 68.7 65.9 67.3
Effective Leadership 46.2 49.1 48.3
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 41.3 44.8 43.3
Training and Development 56.2 58.8 56.9
Support for Diversity 54.9 57.7 62.9
Pay and Benefits 60.3 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 42.3 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 55.6 60.1 60.6
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 75.7 77.1 77.2
Strategic Management 50.7 55.6 56.5
Teamwork 68.7 65.9 67.3
Effective Leadership 46.2 49.1 48.3
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 41.3 44.8 43.3
Training and Development 56.2 58.8 56.9
Support for Diversity 54.9 57.7 62.9
Pay and Benefits 60.3 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 42.3 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 55.6 60.1 60.6
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 59.6 156  of  216
Male 61.9 140  of  214
40 and over 60.1 162  of  216
Under 40 65.0 107  of  199
Asian 56.9 67  of  74
Black or African-American 56.0 155  of  188
Hispanic or Latino 64.4 67  of  174
Multi-racial 61.2 11  of  43
White 61.2 154  of  215
American Indian or Native American 63.9 3  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 57.4 No data No data
Under 40 63.5 No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American 50.1 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial 53.1 No data No data
White 58.5 No data No data
American Indian or Native American 63.8 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 Bureau of Land Management (Interior) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 60.0 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 62.8 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 58.4 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 61.0 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: 9,242

Number of Employees in 2002: 9,753

Number of Employees in 2003: 9,942

Number of Employees in 2004: 9,876

Number of Employees in 2005: 9,699

Number of Employees in 2006: 9,470

Number of Employees in 2007: 9,376

Number of Employees in 2008: 9,526

Employees joined (2008): 744

Percentage joined (2008): 5.52%

Average joined (2004-2008): 541

Employees left (2008): 776

Percentage left (2008): 9.23%

Average left (2004-2008): 779

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 8.00%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: Centers and field offices located in AK; AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NV; NM; OR; UT; WY; Jackson, MS; Milwaukee, WI; and Springfield, VA.

http://www.blm.gov/nhp/

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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