Are agricultural and food science technicians happy?

At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, agricultural and food science technicians rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 25% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy agricultural and food science technicians are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:

Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

• Salary: Are agricultural and food science technicians happy with their salary?
• Meaning: Do agricultural and food science technicians find their jobs meaningful?
• Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as agricultural and food science technicians?
• Work environment: How enjoyable are agricultural and food science technician’s work environments?
• Skills utilization: Are agricultural and food science technicians making the best use of their abilities?

Are agricultural and food science technicians happy with their salary?

Agricultural and food science technicians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Agricultural and food science technicians tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

Do agricultural and food science technicians find their jobs meaningful?

On average, agricultural and food science technicians rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. The majority of agricultural and food science technicians struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as agricultural and food science technicians?

Agricultural and food science technicians rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.4/5. The majority of agricultural and food science technicians find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

How enjoyable is an agricultural and food science technician’s work environment?

As a whole, agricultural and food science technicians rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. A solid majority of agricultural and food science technicians enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an agricultural and food science technician.

Are agricultural and food science technicians making the best use of their abilities?

Former agricultural and food science technicians on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Agricultural and food science technicians tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.