Arborists are about average in terms of happiness.
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, arborists rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 44% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy arborists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Geologist | 3.3 | $84k |
| Geographer | 3.2 | $104k |
| Soil and water conservationist | 3.2 | $69k |
| Meteorologist | 3.2 | $43k |
| Arborist | 3.1 | $27k |
| Landscape architect | 3.1 | $36k |
| Irrigation technician | 3.1 | $15k |
| Landscaper | 3.0 | $5k |
| Grounds maintenance worker | 3.0 | $5k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are arborists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do arborists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as arborists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are arborist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are arborists making the best use of their abilities?
Are arborists happy with their salary?
Arborists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most arborists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked arborists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
127 arborists
10% of arborists rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of arborists rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of arborists rated their compensation 3 stars
24% of arborists rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of arborists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do arborists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, arborists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most arborists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked arborists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
130 arborists
7% of arborists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
25% of arborists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
29% of arborists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of arborists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of arborists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as arborists?
Arborists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of arborists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked arborists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
141 arborists
28% of arborists rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of arborists rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of arborists rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of arborists rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of arborists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an arborist’s work environment?
As a whole, arborists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of arborists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an arborist.
We asked arborists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
140 arborists
24% of arborists rated their work environment 5 stars
40% of arborists rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of arborists rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of arborists rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of arborists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are arborists making the best use of their abilities?
Former arborists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Arborists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked arborists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
140 arborists
14% of arborists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
22% of arborists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
26% of arborists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
23% of arborists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
14% of arborists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars