To deliver Social Security services that meet the changing needs of the public, assign Social Security numbers to U.S. citizens, maintain earnings records for workers under their Social Security numbers and administer the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged, blind and disabled.
SAA is headed by a Commissioner and has a staff of almost 66,000 employees. SSA’s is comprised of a central office, 10 regional offices, 6 processing centers, and 1,260 field offices. A sample of SSA’s offices are listed below, but be sure to check out their organizational structure to learn more about all offices and subcomponents.
Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
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The Best Places to Work rankings measure employee satisfaction and commitment and draws on responses from nearly 421,000 federal employees across 379 federal agencies and subcomponents. In the 2016 edition, the Social Security Administration ranked 9th out of 18 large agencies.Learn more