Tech: Manufacturing & Research United States July 2026
~460k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~40
Organizations
These insights represent ~460k questions answered from ~40 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
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Printing, Wireless
Reported gender breakdown
Male
64%
Female
36%
Non-Binary
0%
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.
75% of Tech: Manufacturing and Research United States employees are engaged
This is in the top 42% compared with the overall average.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 24 and is in the top 17% compared with the overall average.
How does Tech: Manufacturing and Research United States compare?
People in Tech: Manufacturing & Research United States were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Engagement, and Innovation.
People working in Tech: Manufacturing & Research United States are more engaged than Management Consulting United Kingdom, Management Consulting Europe, Information Technology & Services Germany, and Consulting & Staffing United Kingdom. People working in Tech: Manufacturing & Research United States are less engaged than Software Engineer Asia, Central America, Southeast Asia (0-100), and India 1000+.
The highest scoring question for Tech: Manufacturing & Research United States had 92% 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 Tech: Manufacturing & Research United States 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 12% of people disagreeing (-1% below 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, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% 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
4%
6 months to less than 1 year
7%
1 to less than 2 years
11%
2 to less than 4 years
20%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
28%
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