Ergometrics

What Ergometrics does

Ergometrics is a private, Lynnwood, Washington-based company founded in 1981 that develops validated public safety assessments for law enforcement agencies and fire departments across North America. Its portfolio consists of three core products: validated public safety examinations (Exams), Personal History Questionnaires (PHQ) used to support background investigations, and psychological/behavioral assessments designed to identify job-ready candidates. The company markets these instruments under a research-driven, defensibility-oriented positioning, emphasizing fairness, compliance, and industry standards, and its long-tenured brand has earned the trust of public safety agencies nationwide. Carl Swander serves as President and CEO.

The company's go-to-market has been restructured around an integration with National Testing Network (NTN). Ergometrics' assessments are now delivered through NTN's examhq.net platform, which extends beyond the core Ergometrics suite to include Online Interviews, Background Investigations, Pre-Hire Psychological Evaluations, and Promotional Services. This positions the combined entity as an end-to-end public safety hiring platform for municipal and county agencies rather than a single-product assessment vendor. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and revenue figures are not available; the company operates with 11-50 employees, and Ergometrics' sales contact routes through [email protected] at 425.741.0103. The short firmographic description in the source data labels Ergometrics as a "staffing and recruiting company specializing in personal research services," but the substantive product evidence describes a psychometric assessment vendor, not a staffing agency.

Name

Ergometrics

Legal name

Ergometrics

Website

https://ergometrics.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ergometrics develops validated public safety assessments (examinations, Personal History Questionnaires, and psychological/behavioral evaluations) for law enforcement agencies and fire departments across North America, now delivered through the National Testing Network hiring platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Assessment Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skills & Job-Specific Competency Testing (Hard Skills) (BPACAMAD), Psychometric Test Publishing & Norming / Validation Services (BPACAMAG), Integrity, Reliability & Safety / Risk Assessments (BPACAMAJ)

Keywords

• Public safety assessments
• Law enforcement testing
• Fire department assessments
• Personal history questionnaires
• Pre-employment examinations

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynnwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Ergometrics develops and delivers validated public safety assessments used by law enforcement agencies and fire departments to evaluate candidates for critical public safety roles. Its three core products—Exams, Personal History Questionnaires (PHQ), and psychological/behavioral Assessments—are built on research-driven, defensible testing methodology and are now distributed through the National Testing Network (NTN) unified hiring platform. The offerings support agencies in identifying qualified, job-ready candidates while maintaining compliance, consistency, and confidence throughout the hiring process.

Product overview

Ergometrics offers a portfolio of validated public safety assessments that have been integrated into National Testing Network's (NTN) unified hiring platform. The three core products—Exams (validated public safety examinations), PHQ (Personal History Questionnaires), and Assessments (psychological and behavioral evaluations)—are now delivered through NTN's end-to-end hiring model, providing departments with a streamlined, single-platform solution for candidate evaluation without managing multiple systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exams Validated and reliable examinations designed specifically for public safety hiring, supporting law enforcement and fire departments in identifying qualified candidates while maintaining compliance, consistency, and confidence in the hiring process.
• PHQ (Personal History Questionnaires) Personal History Questionnaires (PHQ) that support thorough background investigations for public safety candidate screening, available to law enforcement and fire departments through the NTN platform.
• Assessments Psychological and behavioral assessments that help public safety agencies identify qualified, job-ready candidates for law enforcement and fire department roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enables departments to make confident hiring decisions
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wonderlic: Long-established provider of cognitive ability, personality, and skills assessments used across HR and pre-employment screening, including public safety. Broader incumbent with overlapping assessment methodology but wider industry focus.
• SHL (part of Expleo): Global provider of psychometric, cognitive, and behavioral assessments for talent acquisition and management, with deep HR-tech platform capabilities. Broad incumbent whose methodology and scale overlap with Ergometrics' validation-driven approach.
• Aon Assessment Solutions (Cut-e / Aon Hewitt): Global HR consulting and assessment provider offering psychometric, cognitive, and behavioral assessments used in pre-employment and talent management, including adjacent public-sector clients. Broad incumbent with deeper product portfolio.

Direct peers

• I-O Solutions: Provides pre-employment psychological testing, assessments, and entry-level exams specifically designed for public safety agencies (police, fire, corrections). Closely comparable product suite, customer base, and public-safety specialization.
• National Testing Network: Parent company of Ergometrics; operates the unified public-safety hiring platform that now distributes Ergometrics' assessments alongside its own testing, interview, and background services. Most directly comparable because of product overlap and shared customer base.
• PoliceApp / GovernmentJobs: GovernmentJobs (owner of PoliceApp, FireApp, etc.) provides public-sector job application and hiring workflow software used by law enforcement and fire agencies across the US. Comparable end-to-end hiring platform play, though more application-management than assessment-led.
• EB Jacobs: Specializes in public safety psychological evaluations, pre-employment assessments, and promotional exams for law enforcement and fire agencies. Directly comparable niche specialization in defensible, validated psychometrics for public safety hiring.
• Criteria Corp (HireSelect): Provider of pre-employment skills, personality, and cognitive testing (HireSelect) used by employers for candidate screening, including public safety and security roles. Comparable pre-employment psychometric testing methodology.

Emerging players

• HireVue: Video interview and AI-driven assessment platform increasingly used in pre-employment screening, including for some public safety and security hiring. Adjacent category with emerging AI capabilities that may pressure traditional psychometrics.
• Cangrade: AI-driven pre-hire assessment platform combining skills, behavioral, and integrity-style measurements for frontline and skilled workforce hiring. Comparable talent assessment positioning with emerging AI-first approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ergometrics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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