The construction and heavy industry benchmark covers industries that are often doing things on a grand physical scale. They employ engineers, machinery operators and other skilled workers who can bring big projects and endeavors to life. This benchmark only includes organizations of size 1000 - + employees.
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Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
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Utilities
26%
Automotive
20%
Construction
14%
Oil & Energy
14%
Civil Engineering
14%
Plastics
3%
Building Materials
3%
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
3%
Machinery
3%
Oceania
69%
North America
16%
Europe
10%
Asia
4%
MEA
1%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 24% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 14% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 72% 5% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 56% 3% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 80% 4% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 80% 7% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 61% 10% below global average |
People working in Construction & Heavy Industry 1000+ are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Construction & Heavy Industry 1000+ had 87% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-4% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Construction & Heavy Industry 1000+ were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 23% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I have access to the learning and development I need to do my job well | 66% favorable Learning & Development |
2 I have access to the things I need to do my job well | 74% favorable Enablement |
3 [Company]'s commitment to social responsibility (e.g. community support, sustainability, etc.) is genuine | 65% favorable Social Connection |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.5 stars (-0.3) |
Culture and Values | 3.3 stars (-0.6) |
Work Life Balance | 3.4 stars (-0.4) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.4 stars (-0.2) |
Career Opportunities | 3.1 stars (-0.4) |
Recommend to Friend | 66.0% (-5) |
CEO Approval | 84.0% (+0) |
Organizations in Construction & Heavy Industry 1000+ tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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