Manufacturing July 2026
~11m
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~450
Organizations
These insights represent ~11m questions answered from ~450 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Renewables & Environment, Food Production, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Machinery, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Consumer Goods, Building Materials, Chemicals, Defense & Space
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
38%
Europe
31%
Asia
13%
Oceania
11%
Latin America
6%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
65%
Female
35%
Non-Binary
0.02%
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 Manufacturing employees are engaged
This is in the top 44% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 16 and is in the bottom 46% compared with other industries.
How does Manufacturing compare?
People in Manufacturing were much more positive than average regarding Work Pressure, Energy, and Company And Leadership.
On the lower side, people in Manufacturing had much lower favorable scores than average in Learning & Development, Social Connections, and Excellence.
People working in Manufacturing are more engaged than Local Councils AU & NZ, Local Councils Australia, Higher Education, and Government Administration. People working in Manufacturing are less engaged than Investment Management, Venture Capital, & Private Equity, Health & Wellness, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Manufacturing had 93% of people agreeing that The work that they do at %[Company]% is important (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
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 15% of people disagreeing (+2% above average).
Which questions matter the most?
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 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
2 %[Company]% is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | Learning & Development |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% have communicated a vision that motivates me | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 8% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
2%
3 months to 6 months
4%
6 months to less than 1 year
8%
1 to less than 2 years
13%
2 to less than 4 years
21%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
25%
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