The manufacturing benchmark includes all our manufacturing customers, coming from all industries. They all share a substantial part of their workforce being on shop floors dedicated to the manufacturing of materials, machines, and goods.
~3m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~45
Organizations
These insights represent ~3m questions answered from ~45 organizations, ranging in size from 30 to 16,400 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
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Medical Devices
18%
Consumer Electronics
7%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7%
Food Production
7%
Machinery
7%
Consumer Goods
5%
Food & Beverages
5%
Computer Networking
5%
Nonprofit Organization Management
2%
Internet
2%
Building Materials
2%
Renewables & Environment
2%
Retail
2%
Education Management
2%
Utilities
2%
Chemicals
2%
Defense & Space
2%
Plastics
2%
Financial Services
2%
Industrial Automation
2%
Information Technology and Services
2%
Printing
2%
not_available
2%
North America
64%
Oceania
15%
Europe
8%
Asia
7%
MEA
3%
Central America
2%
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 48% compared with other industries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 19 and is in the bottom 21% compared with other industries.
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 |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 71% Same as global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 87% Same as global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 57% 2% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 81% 3% below global average |
People working in Manufacturing are similarly engaged as other industries.
The highest scoring question for Manufacturing had 90% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Manufacturing were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 14% of people disagreeing (+2% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Manufacturing organizations.
[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development
The factor this relates most closely to is Learning & Development
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Manufacturing organizations.
1 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 73% favorable Learning & Development |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 76% favorable Leadership |
3 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 74% favorable Leadership |
4 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 75% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
5 Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at [Company] | 61% favorable Feedback & Recognition |
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, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% 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 am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 75% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
2 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 60% favorable Company Performance |
3 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 76% favorable Leadership |
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 | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Culture and Values | 3.5 stars (-0.4) |
Work Life Balance | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.7 stars (+0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.2 stars (-0.3) |
Recommend to Friend | 70.0% (-1) |
CEO Approval | 85.0% (+1) |
Organizations in Manufacturing tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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