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Electronic Systems Outlook: Winter Edition 2023

March 4, 2024

This biannual report (summer and winter) provides industry professionals with trends in electronic systems and commercial construction. The Electronic Systems Outlook will aid in budgeting, determining new opportunities, showing lending institutions the strength of the industry, and more.

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Financial Analysis of the Industry Report

November 21, 2023

The Financial Analysis of the Industry, a biennial research document, tracks and benchmarks key financial ratios among NSCA member integrators. This allows member companies to compare themselves to companies of similar size and to the industry overall. See sample data…

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State Licensing Guide

November 11, 2023

This report is designed to provide members of the commercial electronic systems industry with a general reference of state laws that govern the installation of low-voltage systems.  The State Licensing Guide is presented for informational purposes only and is not…

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Electronics Systems Outlook: Summer Edition 2023

August 16, 2023

This biannual report (summer and winter) provides industry professionals with trends in electronic systems and commercial construction. The Electronic Systems Outlook will aid in budgeting, determining new opportunities, showing lending institutions the strength of the industry, and more.

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Labor Installation Standard 2022

October 10, 2022

The Labor Installation Standard provides integrators with a tool to benchmark business, assist with job costing, and aid sales personnel in correctly estimating and closing projects. Inside this report, you’ll find the average labor hours required to complete a vast…

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Compensation & Benefits Report

May 2, 2022

As part of the National Systems Contractors Association’s (NSCA) regular research investigations of the commercial electronic systems industry, the Association conducts a compensation and benefits survey. This survey is an on-going research program to track and benchmark compensation and benefit…

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Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies for Integrators

January 21, 2021

Supply chain disruption has impacted systems integrators’ operations across the project life cycle. To protect profitability and align client expectations with the current business realities, NSCA members have to be proactive in managing cashflow and other financial metrics – and…

NSCA's Research Archive

NSCA’s Research Archive

June 16, 2019

This page features only the latest research available from NSCA, but you can find our entire research collection in the Essentials Online Library—including previous editions of the reports you see here.