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The US Contact Center HR & Operational Benchmarking Report

The 11th annual edition of the largest US contact center HR & operational benchmarking report available. Based on surveys with almost 200 US operations.

About This Report

“The US Contact Center HR & Operational Benchmarking Report” provides unique research based on surveys with around 200 US customer contact operations, giving detailed information on:

  • Salaries and bonuses for new agents, experienced agents, team leaders/supervisors and contact center managers
  • Agent attrition and absence rates
  • Expected agent growth rates

Key operational metrics include:

  • Average speed to answer
  • Call abandonment
  • Call duration
  • Agent occupancy / activity rates
  • First-contact resolution rate
  • Call transfer rates
  • Cost per call/email/web chat/social interaction.

Data are segmented by vertical market, size, activity and contact center type.

Available for purchase at $495.

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Vertical Markets & Size Bands

  • Finance
  • Insurance
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical / Healthcare
  • Outsourcing & Telemarketing
  • Public Sector
  • Retail & Distribution
  • Services
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
  • Transport & Travel
  • 10-50 seats
  • 51-200 seats
  • >200 seats
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HR Benchmarking

  • Salaries by new agent, experienced agent, team leader & contact center manager
  • Segmented by vertical market, contact center size, service/ sales, inbound / outbound.
  • Agent attrition rates
  • Short- and long-term agent absence rates
  • Use of onboarding techniques & impact on attrition
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Operational Benchmarking

  • Average speed to answer
  • Call abandonment rates
  • First-contact resolution rates
  • Service call duration
  • Sales call duration
  • Call transfer rates
  • Agent activity (talk-time / idle / post-call wrap-up)
  • Cost per inbound call / outbound call / email / web chat / social media customer service contact
  • Planned and actual changes in agent headcount
  • Historical data for context and confidence
  • Segmented by vertical market and contact center size
    where appropriate

World-class research, data and insights into the contact centre and CX industries