Biochemical engineers 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, biochemical engineers rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 31% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy biochemical engineers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychologist | 3.7 | $115k |
| Mathematician | 3.6 | $75k |
| Mechatronics engineer | 3.5 | $102k |
| Physicist | 3.5 | $126k |
| Biochemical engineer | 3.5 | $116k |
| Aerospace engineer | 3.4 | $87k |
| Soil and plant scientist | 3.4 | $17k |
| Natural sciences manager | 3.4 | $154k |
| Epidemiologist | 3.4 | $73k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are biochemical engineers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do biochemical engineers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as biochemical engineers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are biochemical engineer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are biochemical engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Are biochemical engineers happy with their salary?
Biochemical engineers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of biochemical engineers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked biochemical engineers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
32 biochemical engineers
16% of biochemical engineers rated their compensation 5 stars
44% of biochemical engineers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of biochemical engineers rated their compensation 3 stars
3% of biochemical engineers rated their compensation 2 stars
9% of biochemical engineers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do biochemical engineers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, biochemical engineers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.6/5. Unlike many careers, biochemical engineers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become biochemical engineers.
We asked biochemical engineers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
32 biochemical engineers
19% of biochemical engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
47% of biochemical engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of biochemical engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
9% of biochemical engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
6% of biochemical engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as biochemical engineers?
Biochemical engineers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of biochemical engineers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked biochemical engineers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
41 biochemical engineers
27% of biochemical engineers rated their career fit 5 stars
41% of biochemical engineers rated their career fit 4 stars
24% of biochemical engineers rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of biochemical engineers rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of biochemical engineers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a biochemical engineer’s work environment?
As a whole, biochemical engineers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of biochemical engineers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a biochemical engineer.
We asked biochemical engineers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
38 biochemical engineers
24% of biochemical engineers rated their work environment 5 stars
42% of biochemical engineers rated their work environment 4 stars
24% of biochemical engineers rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of biochemical engineers rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of biochemical engineers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are biochemical engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Former biochemical engineers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.7/5. Most biochemical engineers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a biochemical engineer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked biochemical engineers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
37 biochemical engineers
24% of biochemical engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
35% of biochemical engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
27% of biochemical engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
11% of biochemical engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
3% of biochemical engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars