Construction and Heavy Industry Employee Engagement and eNPS Benchmark 2026
Construction and Heavy Industry employees score 8.00 out of 10 on engagement in CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, 6th of the 14 industries with a full driver breakdown and below the 8.05 all-company average. Average eNPS is +24 (good zone).
Drivers and regions appear here only when at least 3 companies in construction and heavy industry have data for them, so this page can list fewer than the all-industry tables. Rankings cover the 14 industries with a full driver breakdown.
Construction and heavy industry employee engagement at a glance
- North America scores 8.67, the highest North America score of the 14 industries in this breakdown.
- Average eNPS is +24, while the median company sits at +40: a few low-scoring companies pull the average down.
Construction and heavy industry eNPS: average vs median
What construction and heavy industry employees rate highest
- Meaningful Work is the highest-rated area for construction and heavy industry employees. It scores 8.45, 0.20 above the all-company Meaningful Work score of 8.25.
- Purpose Alignment is the second highest-rated area for the industry. It scores 8.30, 0.13 below the all-company Purpose Alignment score of 8.43.
How much of the 10-point scale Construction and Heavy Industry's highest-rated areas reach
Where construction and heavy industry engagement falls short
- Rewards is the lowest-rated area for construction and heavy industry employees. It scores 6.95, 0.19 below the all-company Rewards score of 7.14.
- Recognition is the second-lowest area for construction and heavy industry. It scores 7.19, 0.44 below the all-company Recognition score of 7.63.
- Growth & Development completes the three lowest-rated areas for the industry. It scores 7.44, 0.45 below the all-company Growth & Development score of 7.89.
Construction and Heavy Industry's three lowest-rated areas, with the all-company score marked
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Construction and heavy industry employee engagement by region
Construction and Heavy Industry engagement by region, ranked
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Ranked above: Retail (8.03)Ranked below: Professional Services (7.99)
Questions about construction and heavy industry employee engagement
What is the average employee engagement score in construction and heavy industry?
Construction and heavy industry employees score 8.00 out of 10 on engagement in CultureMonkey's 2026 benchmark, below the 8.05 all-company average. Construction and heavy industry companies in the top quartile start at 8.44.
What is a good eNPS for construction and heavy industry companies?
Construction and heavy industry's average eNPS is +24, in the good zone, which runs from 10 to 30. The median company sits at +40, and the all-company median is +26.
What do construction and heavy industry employees rate lowest?
Of the drivers with enough answers to report, construction and heavy industry employees rate Rewards lowest at 6.95, then Recognition at 7.19 and Growth & Development at 7.44. All three sit below the all-company scores.
What do construction and heavy industry employees rate highest?
Of the drivers with enough answers to report, construction and heavy industry employees rate Meaningful Work highest at 8.45, followed by Purpose Alignment at 8.30. Meaningful Work sits above the all-company score, while Purpose Alignment sits below.
How engaged are construction workers?
CultureMonkey reports construction and heavy industry as one industry rather than by job role. Construction and heavy industry employees score 8.00 out of 10, 6th of the 14 industries with a full driver breakdown, with an average eNPS of +24.
What engagement score puts a construction or heavy industry company in the top quartile?
Top-quartile construction and heavy industry companies start at 8.44 out of 10, against an industry score of 8.00. The percentile calculator shows where your own score ranks.
Which region has the highest construction and heavy industry employee engagement?
North America leads at 8.67 and Middle East and Africa is lowest at 7.74, out of the three regions with enough answers to report for construction and heavy industry.
Why is construction's average eNPS lower than its median?
The average is +24 while the median company sits at +40, which means a few low-scoring companies pull the average down. At least half of construction and heavy industry companies sit at +40 or above.
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