Which government agency is best to work for?

By Darla Cameron and Richard Johnson, Published: Dec. 18, 2013

The Best Places to Work Index is a 0-100 rating of how federal workers feel about aspects of their jobs. Using a questionnaire given to more than 376,000 federal employees, the index catalogues and ranks government agencies and departments. The survey, by the Partnership for Public Service, covers job satisfaction, wages and leadership. The results are published online in a database that allows users to find the departments where they can expect employee bliss and which agencies to avoid in the search for a happy work environment. Read related article.

Large agencies

More than 15,000 full-time, permanent employees

Respondent scores by category

Job satisfaction for demographic groups

Rank	Agency	Leadership	Senior leaders	Pay	Teamwork	Work life balance	Diversity	Male	Female	Over 40	Under 40

Medium agencies

1,000 to 14,999 full-time, permanent employees

Respondent scores by category

Job satisfaction for demographic groups

Rank	Agency	Leadership	Senior leaders	Pay	Teamwork	Work life balance	Diversity	Male	Female	Over 40	Under 40

Small agencies

100 to 1,000 full-time, permanent employees

Respondent scores by category

Job satisfaction for demographic groups

Rank	Agency	Leadership	Senior leaders	Pay	Teamwork	Work life balance	Diversity	Male	Female	Over 40	Under 40

* The Smithsonian, Farm Credit Administration and Government Accountability Office do their own surveys and do not include all the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey questions so workplace detail breakdowns are not available.

Note: Some agencies do not have data for every demographic breakdown category because the survey requires at least 30 respondents in every category to calculate a score.

SOURCE: SOURCE: Partnership for Public Service..