When the subject of improving performance and productivity is examined, it is important to know what tasks workers are doing and how well the workers are doing them. This report examines industry practices concerning job performance evaluations. Electrical contractors may use this information to either start or improve their own system of evaluating job performance. This report looks at several questions including: how electrical contractors evaluate the job performance of workers; what criteria and/or attributes should be considered in the evaluation; and for what purposes should the results of a performance evaluation be used.