Manufacturing (100-200) July 2026
~320k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~80
Organizations
These insights represent ~320k questions answered from ~80 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Renewables & Environment, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Machinery, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Goods, Building Materials, Chemicals, Food Production, Furniture
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Northern America
55%
Oceania
27%
Europe
15%
MEA
2%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
61%
Female
39%
Non-Binary
0.05%
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.
74% of Manufacturing (100-200) employees are engaged
This is in the top 40% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 24 and is in the top 13% compared with other industries.
How does Manufacturing (100-200) compare?
People in Manufacturing (100-200) were much more positive than average regarding Action, Engagement, and Growth.
On the lower side, people in Manufacturing (100-200) had much lower favorable scores than average in Learning & Development.
People working in Manufacturing (100-200) are more engaged than Local Councils AU & NZ, Local Councils Australia, Higher Education, and Government Administration. People working in Manufacturing (100-200) are less engaged than Health & Wellness and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Manufacturing (100-200) 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 Management.
People in Manufacturing (100-200) were generally least favourable about Feedback & Recognition, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 18% of people disagreeing (+1% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 17% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% 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
3%
3 months to 6 months
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
9%
1 to less than 2 years
18%
2 to less than 4 years
28%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
11%
Greater than 10 years
12%
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