Keep reading if you work in one of these industries:
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Education
- Professional services
- Financial services
- Retail
- Food service
- Technology
- Government
- Wholesale trade
- Health care
If you’re considering changing or expanding your insurance
benefits package, you’d be wise to gain insight into what employees from your
industry think about their benefits, plus what other employers are offering, hiring and compensation
numbers, and more. You’ll also find facts sheets by company size and geographic
location.
A sample of the kind of information you’ll find in the 11
industry facts sheets includes:
- 74 percent of employees in the
construction industry are extremely or very satisfied with their jobs, the
highest of the 11 industries listed above. - In the education industry, 52
percent of employees have less than $1,000 to pay for unexpected out-of-pocket
medical expenses; 27 percent of employees have less than $500. - Only 44 percent of employees in
retail are extremely or very satisfied with their jobs. - 27
percent of employees in wholesale trade have been contacted by a collection
agency about outstanding medical bills. - The technology industry had the
highest amount of people who reported earning $150,000 or more a year, at 24
percent. - Twenty-five percent of business
decision-makers from the health care and professional services industries reported
they plan to increase employee copays in 2015. - Sixty-five percent of employees
in financial services are at least somewhat likely to accept a job with
slightly lower pay but better benefits. - Of the 11 industries, government
and manufacturing reported having the lowest number of millennials at 19 and 22
percent, respectively. - 61
percent of employees in the accommodation and food service industry are
extremely or very satisfied with their benefits packages. - 37
percent of employees in professional services would need to borrow from a
401(k) or use a credit card to cover unexpected medical costs.
The 2015 Aflac WorkForces Report is the fifth annual Aflac
employee benefits study. Conducted in February 2015, the report captured
responses from 1,977 benefits decision-makers and 5,337 employees from across
the United States.
