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Construction & Heavy Industry (200 - 500) 2021

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 - 500 employees.

  • Emerging

    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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Industry breakdown

  • Renewables & Environment

    20%

  • Construction

    17%

  • Automotive

    14%

  • Oil & Energy

    11%

  • Utilities

    9%

  • Civil Engineering

    9%

  • Machinery

    6%

  • Paper & Forest Products

    3%

  • Mining & Metals

    3%

  • Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

    3%

  • Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

    3%

  • Environmental Services

    3%

Region breakdown

  • North America

    60%

  • Oceania

    25%

  • Asia

    6%

  • Europe

    5%

  • South America

    2%

  • MEA

    1%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

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.

71% of Construction and Heavy Industry (200 - 500) employees are engaged

This is in the bottom 33% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 21 and is in the bottom 32% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

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

70%

3% 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

81%

3% below global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

84%

3% below global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

66%

5% below global average

The highest scoring question for Construction & Heavy Industry (200-500) had 89% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.


People in Construction & Heavy Industry (200-500) were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 17% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+2% 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.

Average Glassdoor ratings

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

3.7 stars (-0.1)

Culture and Values

3.6 stars (-0.3)

Work Life Balance

3.5 stars (-0.3)

Compensation and Benefits

3.6 stars (+0)

Career Opportunities

3.3 stars (-0.2)

Recommend to Friend

65.0% (-6)

CEO Approval

96.0% (+12)

How does Construction and Heavy Industry (200 - 500) compare?

Organizations in Construction & Heavy Industry (200-500) tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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