JPL Workers United Workplace Survey
A lot has changed over the past couple of years, and JPL is in the midst of a cultural and structural change to how we operate. JPLers are conducting this survey to gain insight into the challenges that we experience and our priorities at JPL. Individual responses are confidential.
Work at JPL and Workload
I work at JPL because...
Location
Pay
Benefits (healthcare, retirement, other)
Compelling / intellectually stimulating work
Societally relevant work / service to humanity
Career growth opportunities
Diversity and inclusiveness
Culture of openness and trust
My colleagues
Job stability and security
Flexible work schedule and/or location
RDO
Other
In the past year, my workload has...
Increased
Stayed the same
Decreased
In the past year, my work has changed in the following ways…
Working on a larger number of projects
Doing more work on a project with equal or less FTE
Doing the same amount of work with less FTE
Doing more process improvement / CRITICAL / compliance tasks
Doing more reimbursable work
No change
Share more about how your workload has changed
Compensation
I believe compensation at JPL should be primarily based on…
Market rates
Merit
Seniority
Other
Changes in my compensation generally reflect…
The cost of living
The market rate for my discipline
My qualifications
My performance over the last year
Other
Direction of JPL
I feel confident about the direction of JPL.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
How do the following factors affect your confidence in the direction of JPL?
Rows
Increase
Neutral
Decrease
Open Prime Contract
Pace of upcoming missions
Increased acceptance of risk
Changes in Science Mission Directorate budget
Increase in other sources of funding
Objectives of non-NASA work
Increased use of contractors/temp. workers
Composition of management
Reorganization
Share more about your assessment of the direction of JPL
Desired Changes and Get Involved
Which changes would make the biggest positive difference for you?
Better compensation
Increased job stability
Greater transparency around salary and promotions
Increased flexibility, telework, and remote work
Increased foreign national protections and support
More paid time off and higher accrual maximums
Increased protections against bullying / harassment / discrimination in the workplace
Other
Of the options above, which single change would make the biggest positive difference?
Please Select
Better compensation
Increased job stability
Greater transparency around salary and promotions
Increased flexibility, telework, and remote work
Increased foreign national protections and support
More paid time off and higher accrual maximums
Increased protections against bullying / harassment / discrimination in the workplace
Other
Get Involved
I would like to talk with my coworkers about how we can make improvements at JPL
I would like to learn more about how we can improve JPL by forming a union
I would like to share this survey with my coworkers
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Group
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1000 - Office Of The Director
1100 - Office of Safety & Mission Success
1110 - Occupational Safety Program Office
1121 - Hardware Quality Assurance
1122 - Software & System Assurance
1123 - Procurement Quality Assurance
1124 - Inspection
1131 - Environmental Engineering
1132 - Reliability & System Engineering
1141 - Project Device Engineering
1142 - Analysis & Test
1143 - Advanced Concepts
1150 - Mission Assurance Management
1160 - System Safety Office
1170 - Environmental Affairs Program Office
1300 - Ethics Office
2100 - Accounting & Contracts
2110 - Contracts Management Policy & Compliance Office
2111 - Technology Transfer
2122 - Cost Accounting
2123 - Financial Accounting & Cash Management
2124 - Audit Liaison & Subcontract Compliance
2132 - Accts Payable Operations
2133 - Subcontracts & Travel Accounting
2134 - Travel Operations
2136 - Payroll & Timekeeping
2510 - Engineering Cost Estimation Office
2521 - Planetary Flight Projects Resource Analyst
2522 - Planetary Operations & Programs Resource Analyst
2523 - Earth Projects Resource Analyst
2524 - Earth & Astro/Helio Ops Resource Analyst
2525 - NPO Astro/Helio Projects Resource Analyst
2526 - Telecommunications & Programs Resource Analyst
2527 - Flight Projects Schedule Analyst
2528 - Non-Flight & Reimbursable Projects Schedule Analyst
2530 - Task Order Management & Pricing Office
2531 - Task Order Management
2532 - Pricing
2540 - Project Business Management Office 1
2550 - Project Business Management Office 2
2560 - Project Business Management Office 3
2570 - Project Business Management Office 4
2600 - Acquisition
2610 - Small Business Programs Office
2640 - Laboratory Operations & Science Subcontracts
2641 - Institutional Operations Subcontracts
2642 - Facility Management Subcontracts
2643 - Science & University Subcontracts
2650 - Project & Program Subcontracts
2651 - Autonomous Systems & Advanced Software Subcontracts
2652 - Mechanical & Control Systems Subcontracts
2653 - Communications & Instruments Subcontracts
2700 - Financial Strategy Planning & Analysis Office
2800 - Program Analysis & Evaluation Management Office
2810 - Integrated Program Evaluation
2820 - Cost Management Implementation
3000 - Engineering & Science
3010 - Integrated Planning & Performance Assessment Office
3030 - Engineering Tools & Processes Office
3200 - Science Implementation & Operations
3210 - Earth Science
321A - Atmospheric Composition
321B - Atmospheric Dynamics
321C - Radiation Sciences
321D - Ocean & Sea Level
321E - Water & Ecosystems
321F - Laboratory Studies & Atmospheric Observations
321G - Solid Earth & Ice
321H - Biosphere
322A - Astrobiology
322B - Planetary & Exoplanetary Atmospheres
322C - Planetary Geology
322D - Asteroids Comets Satellites
322E - Planetary Interiors & Geophysics
322F - Laboratory Studies
322G - Space Instrumentation
322H - Space Physics
322I - Planetary System Formation
322J - Exoplanet Systems
322K - Galaxies
322L - Cosmology
323A - Mission Formulation A
323B - Mission Formulation B
323C - Project Systems Engineering A
323D - Project Systems Engineering B
323E - Project Systems Engineering C
323F - Defense & Commercial Project Systems Engineering A
323G - Defense & Commercial Project Systems Engineering B
324A - Inner Planet Mission Design
324B - Outer Planet Mission Design
324C - Inner Planet Orbit Determination
324D - Outer Planet Orbit Determination
324E - Maneuver Design
324F - Mission Design Navigation & NAIF Software
324G - Mission Design & Navigation System Engineering
324H - Solar System Dynamics
325A - Mission System Leadership For Near Space
325B - Mission System Leadership For Deep Space
325C - Mission Planning & Engineering
325D - Science System Engineering
325E - Science Planning & Engineering
325F - Mission Interface Coordination
325G - Mission System Engineering & Architecture
325H - Mission System Integration Verification & Validation
325Z - Special Programs Mission System Engineering
326A - Operation Systems Leadership
326B - Uplink Operations for Space Missions
326C - Uplink Operations for Surface Missions
326D - Engineering Operations for Space Missions
326E - Engineering Operations for Surface Missions
326F - Instrument Systems Operations
326G - Deep Space Network Scheduling
3400 - Autonomous Systems & Advanced Software
3410 - Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
341A - AI & Data Science Leadership
341B - Machine Learning & Instrument Autonomy
341C - Advanced Information Analysis & Visualization
341D - Science Data Modeling & Computing
341E - Artificial Intelligence Integrated Planning & Execution
341F - Artificial Intelligence Observation Planning & Analysis
341G - Uncertainty Quantification & Statistical Analysis
341H - Human Agentic Interfaces
341I - Human Centered Design
3420 - Science Data Systems
342A - Science Data System Leadership
342B - Science Data System & Application System Engineering
342C - Interactive Tools & Pipeline Automation
342D - Science & Geospatial Visualization
342E - Science Data System Algorithm Development & Integration
342F - High Performance Software & Science Data Management
342G - Science Data System Operations Engineering
342H - Enterprise Software Systems & Modeling Engineering
3430 - Ground Software & Systems Engineering
343A - Ground System Systems Engineering for Deep Space
343B - Ground System Systems Engineering for Near Space
343C - Ground System Integration Test & Operations
343D - Ground System Common Software & Computing Infrastructure
343E - Ground System Telemetry & Command Software
343F - Planning Scheduling & Commanding Software
343G - Mission Analysis Verification & Validation Software
343J - DSN Service Management System
343K - DSN Telemetry & Tracking Data Services
344B - Flight Systems Engineering Staff
344C - Flight System Systems Engineering
344D - Project Verification & Validation
344E - Advanced Flight Software
344F - Flight Software Architecture and Infrastructure
344G - Flight Software Applications
344H - Instrument Flight Software
344I - Special Programs Systems Engineering
344J - Information Systems Engineering
344K - System Fault Protection & Autonomy
344L - Advanced Landing Systems
344M - System Testbed Engineering
345A - Power Systems Engineering
345B - Avionics Systems Engineering
345C - Advanced Electronics Systems & Technology
345D - Power Electronics
345E - Programmable Logic
345F - Avionics Electronics
345G - Support Equipment Hardware
345H - Support Equipment Software
345I - Instrument Electronics
345J - Photovoltaic Electrochemical & Thermoelectric Systems
345K - Mechanical Electrical & PLM Solutions Engineering
345Y - Electronics Partnerships & Commercialization
345Z - Section Staff
3500 - Mechanical & Control Systems
3521 - Technical Staff
352A - Assembly Test & Launch Operations
352B - Payload Development
352C - Mechanical Structures & Articulation
352D - Deployable & Precision Structures & Technology
352F - Cable Harness Engineering
352H - Mechanical Integration & MGSE
352K - Structural Engineering & Analysis
352L - Loads & Dynamics & ANSE
352M - Mechatronics
352P - Formulation & Technical Partnerships
352R - Structures & Configuration
352S - Mechanical Systems & EDL
352X - Engineering Design X
352Y - Engineering Design Y
3531 - Technical Staff
353B - Electric Propulsion Systems
353C - Chemical Propulsion Systems
353D - Induced Environments
353F - Thermal Fluid Systems & Hardware
353M - Materials & Processes Testing & Development
353P - Payload Thermal Systems
353S - Spacecraft Thermal Systems
353T - Thermal Technology & Special Programs
3541 - Technical Staff
354A - Architectures & Flight Software
354B - Sensors Actuators Payloads & Field Testing
354C - Control Analysis
354D - Navigation & Mapping
354E - SE V&V Testing & Operations
354F - Dynamics Modeling Flight Mechanics & UQ
3571 - Technical Staff
357A - Mechanical & Additive Manufacturing Engineering
357B - Propulsion & Fluid Systems Services
357C - Flight Technician Services
357E - Precision Machining & Fabrication Services
357F - Environmental Test Laboratory
357N - Electronic Cable & Harness Fabrication
357P - Electronic Packaging & Manufacturing Engineering
3581 - Technical Staff
358A - Embedded Robotic Systems
358C - Robotic System Development
358E - Applied Robotic Systems
358G - Robotic Surface Mobility
358J - Robotic Manipulation & Sampling
358M - Aerial Robotic Systems
358P - Multi-Agent Robotics
358R - Robotic V&V & Operations
358T - Robotic Operations & Tools
358V - Robotic Perception
3600 - Communications & Instruments
3601 - Flight Implementation Office
3610 - Ground Communications & Architectures
3611 - Technical Staff
361A - Advanced Communications & Networking
361B - Radio Science & Solar System Radar
361C - Signal Processing Systems
361D - DSN Systems Engineering
361E - Antenna Mechanical & Structural Engineering
361F - Control Systems & Electronics
361G - Applied Electromagnetics
361H - Communication Architectures & Spectrum Engineering
3620 - Flight Communications & Tracking
3621 - Technical Staff
362A - Communication System Engineering & Operations
362B - Software Defined Radios
362C - Flight Transmitter Systems
362D - Flight Antennas
362E - Communication Support Systems
362F - Space Geodesy & Geodynamics
362G - Near Earth Tracking Systems
362H - Deep Space Tracking Systems
362I - GNSS Radiometric & Gravity Sensing Instruments
362J - Frequency & Timing Systems
362K - Space Weather & Atmospheric Remote Sensing
3631 - Technical Staff
363A - RF Remote Sensing Formulation
363B - RF Instruments Flight Electronics
363C - Microwave Technologies
363D - Sub-Millimeter Wave Technologies
363E - Instruments Integration & Testing
363F - Suborbital Science & Engineering
363G - Instrument Data & Processing Systems
363H - Active Instrument & Systems Engineering
363I - Passive Instrument & Systems Engineering
363J - Active Microwave Science
363K - Passive Microwave Science
363L - Algorithms & Processing
363M - SAR Algorithms
3640 - Optics & Spectroscopy
364A - High Contrast Imaging
364B - Optical Systems Engineering
364C - Optical Engineering
364D - Optical Implementation
364E - Wavefront Sensing & Control
364F - Optomechanical Engineering
364G - Metrology & Photonics Apps
364H - Optical Telecom Systems
364I - Imaging Spectroscopy
364J - Suborbital Accommodation
3650 - Instrument Systems Microdevices & Sensors
3651 - Technical Staff
365A - Instrument System Engineering
365B - Payload System Engineering
365C - Instrument Integration & Test
365D - Optical & Quantum System Engineering
365E - Quantum Science & Technology
365F - Photonics & Quantum Sensors
365G - Nanomaterials & Advanced IR/Quantum Detectors
365H - Superconductive Materials & Devices
365I - Central Processing & MDL Support
365J - Imaging System Architectures
365K - Advanced Microsensors & Microsystems
365L - Chemical Analysis & Life Detection
4000 - Flight Projects
401B - NEO Surveyor
401D - SRL
401F - GRACE-C
401G - MoonFall
401J - Helicopters
4020 - Deep Space Network (DSN)
4021 - Antenna Front End Facilities & Infrastructure
4022 - TT&C End-to-End Data Services
4023 - Service Management & Operations
4024 - DSN Aperture Enhancement
4030 - Earth Systematic Mission Program Office
4100 - Office of Project Engineering & Management
4110 - NASA Engineering Support
4120 - Project Support & Advocacy
4130 - Engineering Excellence
4140 - Missions Resilience & Protection
4200 - Telecom Programs & Oversight Office
4300 - National Programs Implementation Office
430B - ICMS
430D - Nightshade
4400 - Planetary Flight Projects
440C - Planetary - MGSS
440D - Planetary - Psyche
4410 - Extended Ops
441E - JUNO
4420 - Instruments
442J - AstroNav
4500 - Astro/Helio Flight Projects Office
453C - Voyager
4540 - Astrophysics Science Centers
4600 - Earth Flight Projects Office
4610 - Flight Projects
461A - Sentinel-6
4620 - Earth Instruments & Mission Support Office (EIMS)
4630 - Earth Mission Ops & Data Analytics Office (EMODA)
5000 - Strategy & Formulation
5010 - Strategic Planning & Integration
5011 - Foundry
5020 - Mars Exploration Program Office
5030 - Exoplanet Exploration Program Office
5100 - Capabilities & Products Office
5200 - National Programs Office
5300 - Space & Earth Science Office
5400 - Exploration Systems Development Office
5500 - Communication Legislative Affairs & Academic Engagement
5510 - Academic Engagement Office
5521 - Lab Communications & Engagement
5522 - Community Engagement & Partnerships
5531 - Strategic Communications
5532 - Digital Content
5533 - Mission Communications
5534 - Media
5541 - Web Design & Development
5542 - Graphic Design & Production
5543 - Video Production
6000 - Laboratory Operations
6100 - Enterprise IT Services
6110 - IT Infrastructure & Operations
611A - IT Special Programs
611B - End User Support & IT Service Management
611C - Network Operations & Engineering
611D - Systems Administration & Platforms
6120 - Enterprise Application Services
612A - People IT Services
612B - Supply Chain Management IT Services
612C - Project & Institutional Finance IT Services
612D - Collaboration & Engineering Platform Development
612E - Emerging Technologies & Solutions
612F - PLM Engineering & Software Development
612G - PLM & Computer Aided Engineering
612H - PLM & Enterprise Systems Analysis
612J - PLM Application Platform & Software Integration
612K - Business Intelligence & Reporting
612L - Technology Systems Engineering & Development
612M - Application Consulting & Development
612N - Database Administration
6130 - IT Portfolio Management & Architecture
6140 - Enterprise IT Vendor & Asset Management
6200 - Cybersecurity Governance Engineering & Operations
6210 - Cybersecurity Governance Risk & Compliance
6220 - Cybersecurity Solutions Engineering
6230 - Systems Security Engineering & Research
6240 - Cybersecurity Defense Operations
6250 - Cybersecurity Services Operations
6300 - Enterprise Information Management
6310 - Information Governance & Compliance
631A - Import/Export Control
6320 - Knowledge & Content Services
6330 - Information & Configuration Management
6400 - Facilities & Logistics Operations
641B - Engineering & Design
641C - Construction Management
642A - Facilities Management
642B - Technical Facilities Management
642C - Pressure Systems & Cryogenic Engineering Services
643A - Asset & Property Management
643B - Transportation & Fleet Management
643C - Shipping Receiving & Mail Services
643D - Technical Inventory & FHLP
643E - Production Control
643F - Metrology & Engineering Services
6440 - Facilities Strategic Planning & Administration
644A - Facilities & Logistics System Administration
644B - Planning & Real Estate
644C - Production Operations Planning
652B - Physical & Electronic Security
6700 - Human Resources
6710 - Talent Development
7010 - Office of Safety & Mission Success Business Administration
7011 - Environmental Assurance Occupational Safety & Quality Assurance Business Administration
7012 - Component Engineering Business Administration
7100 - Director's Office Business Administration
7210 - Accounting & Contracts Business Administration
7250 - Project Business Management Business Administration
7260 - Acquisition Business Administration
7302 - ESD Business Operations
7320 - Science Implementation & Operations Business Administration
7321 - Earth Science Business Administration
7322 - Space Sciences Business Administration
7323 - Project Systems Engineering & Formulation Business Administration
7324 - Mission Design & Navigation Business Administration
7325 - Mission Systems Engineering Business Administration
7326 - Mission Operations Business Administration
7327 - Table Mountain Facility Business Administration
7340 - Autonomous Systems & Advanced Software Business Administration
7341 - Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Business Administration
7342 - Science Data Systems Business Administration
7343 - Ground Software & Systems Engineering Business Administration
7344 - Flight Software & Systems Engineering Business Administration
7345 - Avionics Power & Instrument Electronics Business Administration
7350 - Mechanical & Control Systems Business Administration
7352 - Mechanical Engineering Integration & Test Business Administration
7354 - Guidance & Control Business Administration
7358 - Robotic Mobility & Manipulation Business Administration
7360 - Communications & Instruments Business Administration
7361 - Ground Communications & Architectures Business Administration
7362 - Flight Communications & Tracking Business Administration
7363 - RF Remote Sensing Systems & Technology Business Administration
7410 - Project Engineering & Management Business Administration
7420 - Earth & Astro/Helio Projects Business Administration
7430 - Planetary & DSN Business Administration
7440 - National Program Implementation Business Administration
7500 - Strategy & Formulation Business Administration
7501 - Partner Relations & Events
7510 - Non-NASA Portfolio Business Administration
7520 - NASA Portfolio Business Administration
7550 - Communications Legislative Affairs & Academic Engagement Business Administration
7600 - Laboratory Operations Business Administration
7610 - Enterprise IT Services Business Administration
7611 - IT Infrastructure & Operations Business Administration
7612 - Enterprise Application Services Business Administration
7620 - Cybersecurity Enterprise Information & Protective Services Business Administration
7621 - Protective Services Business Administration
7640 - Facilities & Logistics Business Administration
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