Animal control workers rate their happiness above average.
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, animal control workers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 39% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy animal control workers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary assistant | 3.5 | $10k |
| Veterinary technologist | 3.4 | $19k |
| Kennel technician | 3.4 | $12k |
| Animal control worker | 3.4 | $11k |
| Dairy farmer | 3.2 | $26k |
| Dog groomer | 3.2 | $32k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are animal control workers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do animal control workers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as animal control workers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are animal control worker’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are animal control workers making the best use of their abilities?
Are animal control workers happy with their salary?
Animal control workers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. The majority of animal control workers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked animal control workers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
40 animal control workers
25% of animal control workers rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of animal control workers rated their compensation 4 stars
8% of animal control workers rated their compensation 3 stars
28% of animal control workers rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of animal control workers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do animal control workers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, animal control workers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.9/5. Unlike many careers, animal control workers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become animal control workers.
We asked animal control workers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
40 animal control workers
45% of animal control workers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
25% of animal control workers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
10% of animal control workers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of animal control workers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
8% of animal control workers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as animal control workers?
Animal control workers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of animal control workers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked animal control workers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
41 animal control workers
44% of animal control workers rated their career fit 5 stars
37% of animal control workers rated their career fit 4 stars
12% of animal control workers rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of animal control workers rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of animal control workers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an animal control worker’s work environment?
As a whole, animal control workers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of animal control workers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an animal control worker.
We asked animal control workers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
39 animal control workers
36% of animal control workers rated their work environment 5 stars
23% of animal control workers rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of animal control workers rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of animal control workers rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of animal control workers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are animal control workers making the best use of their abilities?
Former animal control workers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most animal control workers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as an animal control worker, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked animal control workers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
40 animal control workers
35% of animal control workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
18% of animal control workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of animal control workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
13% of animal control workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of animal control workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars