Bodyguards 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, bodyguards rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 32% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy bodyguards 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fish and game warden | 3.8 | $29k |
| Special agent | 3.6 | $96k |
| Wildlife enforcement officer | 3.6 | $56k |
| Ship captain | 3.5 | $85k |
| Military air crew officer | 3.4 | $141k |
| Explosives worker | 3.4 | $50k |
| Military aircrew member | 3.3 | $51k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are bodyguards happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do bodyguards find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as bodyguards?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are bodyguard’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are bodyguards making the best use of their abilities?
Are bodyguards happy with their salary?
Bodyguards rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most bodyguards having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked bodyguards how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
29 bodyguards
24% of bodyguards rated their compensation 5 stars
21% of bodyguards rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of bodyguards rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of bodyguards rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of bodyguards rated their compensation 1 stars
Do bodyguards find their jobs meaningful?
On average, bodyguards rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked bodyguards how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
30 bodyguards
27% of bodyguards rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of bodyguards rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of bodyguards rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
17% of bodyguards rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of bodyguards rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as bodyguards?
Bodyguards rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.4/5. The majority of bodyguards find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked bodyguards how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.4 out of 5 stars
31 bodyguards
61% of bodyguards rated their career fit 5 stars
26% of bodyguards rated their career fit 4 stars
6% of bodyguards rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of bodyguards rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a bodyguard’s work environment?
As a whole, bodyguards rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of bodyguards enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a bodyguard.
We asked bodyguards how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
31 bodyguards
29% of bodyguards rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of bodyguards rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of bodyguards rated their work environment 3 stars
3% of bodyguards rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of bodyguards rated their work environment 1 stars
Are bodyguards making the best use of their abilities?
Former bodyguards on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most bodyguards surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a bodyguard, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked bodyguards how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
31 bodyguards
35% of bodyguards rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
19% of bodyguards rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
16% of bodyguards rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
19% of bodyguards rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of bodyguards rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars