Debunking Construction Myths Series: Workers Are Unhappy
We are currently in the middle of a series of blogs, where we have looked at some of the common assumptions in the construction industry including if it is a technology laggard and if the digital twin is just for equipment, just to name a few. Today, let’s explore another common assumption: that construction workers [...] The post Debunking Construction Myths Series: Workers Are Unhappy first appeared on Connected World.
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We are currently in the middle of a series of blogs, where we have looked at some of the common assumptions in the construction industry including if it is a technology laggard and if the digital twin is just for equipment, just to name a few. Today, let’s explore another common assumption: that construction workers are unhappy.
Recent research does in fact debunk this myth, suggesting construction workers are some of the happiest. Now, to be clear, some workers may be unhappy, and some may be happy, but the numbers tell an interesting story. Let’s take a closer look at the results from TollFreeForwarding.com.
Are Construction Workers Happy?
TollFreeForwarding.com recently compiled research, choosing 10 industries in the United States and identified 20 companies per industry. It then gathered online data, which ranks each company on a scale of 1 to 5 on the following categories:
- Culture & values
- Diversity & inclusion
- Work-life balance
- Compensation
- Career opportunities
- Senior management
Each company could earn up to five points in each category. At the end, all the scores for each company were added together for a total possible point value of 100 per category. Those total scores were then averaged to receive the overall score for each industry.
Here’s what it found. The construction industry came out on top, with an average score of 72.2 out of 100. Construction workers were also the most satisfied with their compensation (73.1) and the cultures and values (74.9) in their industry.
The complete findings are as followed:
Why Is This Important?
With a worker shortage in many industries—including construction—we must recognize the strengths of each industry, and we must communicate that to the future, potential workforce to align the right workers with the right jobs.
In addition, this type of data is critical to retaining current employees. TollFreeForwarding.com points to one survey that suggests 77% of workers were more likely to stay with an employer if they were satisfied with their company’s organizational culture.
The bottomline is there are a lot of myths around the construction industry such as it is a low pay job with unhappy workers. We are slowly, but surely, seeing this myth generally being debunked. What are you seeing in your own industry?
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