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80.7
#1 out of 30

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mission: To regulate the nation’s civilian use of byproduct, source and special nuclear materials to: ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment.

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The number of mission-criticial jobs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to hire by the end of September 2012. Learn More at Where the Jobs Are 2009 »

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 30
  80.7 1
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 84.6 2  of  29
Strategic Management 71.0 1  of  28
Teamwork 83.2 1  of  28
Effective Leadership 69.5 1  of  28
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 64.5 1  of  28
Effective Leadership - Fairness 61.9 1  of  28
Effective Leadership - Leaders 69.5 1  of  28
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 77.7 1  of  28
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 64.1 1  of  28
Training and Development 76.8 1  of  28
Support for Diversity 78.0 1  of  28
Pay and Benefits 76.5 1  of  28
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 59.6 2  of  28
Work/Life Balance 76.6 1  of  28
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  76.2 74.8 No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 81.3 80.0 No data
Strategic Management 68.4 67.6 No data
Teamwork 78.4 77.9 No data
Effective Leadership 62.7 60.0 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 58.2 53.9 No data
Training and Development 72.2 71.6 No data
Support for Diversity 73.4 70.6 No data
Pay and Benefits 73.6 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 55.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 73.2 71.9 No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 81.3 80.0 No data
Strategic Management 68.4 67.6 No data
Teamwork 78.4 77.9 No data
Effective Leadership 62.7 60.0 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 58.2 53.9 No data
Training and Development 72.2 71.6 No data
Support for Diversity 73.4 70.6 No data
Pay and Benefits 73.6 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 55.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 73.2 71.9 No data
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 78.3 1  of  29
Male 82.0 1  of  29
40 and over 79.8 1  of  29
Under 40 83.5 1  of  29
Asian 80.7 1  of  28
Black or African-American 80.5 1  of  29
Hispanic or Latino 82.0 1  of  29
Multi-racial 76.0 1  of  28
White 81.7 1  of  29
American Indian or Native American No data 20
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 74.7 No data No data
Under 40 81.9 No data No data
Asian 75.6 No data No data
Black or African-American 74.5 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial 74.7 No data No data
White 76.5 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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Index Score Large Agency High Performing Average Large Agency Average Index Score Large Agency Low Performing Average
2003 65.0 60.8 55.9
2005 74.8 72.4 62.4 51.4
2007 76.2 71.8 61.7 50.6
2009 80.7 73.8 64.1 55.5

Comparative Data — Large Agency Averages

High Performing Average Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills 80.7 80.6 80.7 83.0
High Performing Average - Management 62.1 63.9 62.4 64.0
High Performing Average - Teamwork 71.6 76.5 75.9 77.6
High Performing Average - Leadership 54.1 58.3 58.2 60.7
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 50.5 53.5 53.3 56.3
High Performing Average - Training and Development 63.7 68.2 66.7 68.8
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity 67.0 67.4 66.7 68.8
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 74.3 72.9
High Performing Average - Family Friendly 56.4 57.6
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 69.5 70.0 69.5 69.4
Average Index Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
Average for Employee Skills 78.1 77.4 77.5 78.9
Average for Management 58.1 56.8 56.1 57.8
Average for Teamwork 68.3 71.3 70.7 71.7
Average for Leadership 49.1 50.2 50.3 52.1
Average for Rewards and Advancement 44.4 44.7 45.1 46.8
Average for Training and Development 57.5 59.9 58.6 60.7
Average for Support for Diversity 61.3 59.1 58.3 60.7
Average for Pay and Benefits 66.2 66.8
Average for Family Friendly 45.7 47.2
Average for Work/Life Balance 64.4 63.7 64.4 62.7
Low Performing Average Score 2003 2005 2007 2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills 74.9 73.3 72.8 75.7
Low Performing Average - Management 53.9 49.4 49.1 50.9
Low Performing Average - Teamwork 65.4 66.9 66.0 67.2
Low Performing Average - Leadership 45.6 42.7 42.5 45.4
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 39.3 36.6 36.6 40.1
Low Performing Average - Training and Development 51.4 50.3 49.0 53.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity 57.6 52.5 51.1 54.4
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 58.8 60.5
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly 36.4 38.2
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 59.7 56.3 59.7 55.6

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

 

Number of Employees in 2001: 2,682

Number of Employees in 2002: 2,770

Number of Employees in 2003: 2,894

Number of Employees in 2004: 2,971

Number of Employees in 2005: 3,033

Number of Employees in 2006: 3,200

Number of Employees in 2007: 3,409

Number of Employees in 2008: 3,704

Employees joined (2008): 509

Percentage joined (2008): 11.38%

Average joined (2004-2008): 356

Employees left (2008): 206

Percentage left (2008): 6.41%

Average left (2004-2008): 192

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 21.80%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Rockville, MD
Other Locations: King of Prussia, PA; Chattanooga, TN; Las Vegas, NV; Lisle, IL; Atlanta, GA and Arlington, TX

http://www.nrc.gov

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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