Computer and information research scientists 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, computer and information research scientists rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 42% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy computer and information research scientists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Systems architect | 3.4 | $102k |
| Systems engineer | 3.4 | $100k |
| Network architect | 3.4 | $109k |
| Database architect | 3.3 | $90k |
| Broadcast engineer | 3.3 | $45k |
| Computer and information research scientist | 3.3 | $118k |
| Web designer | 3.3 | $52k |
| Data scientist | 3.3 | $120k |
| Web developer | 3.3 | $65k |
| Disaster recovery specialist | 3.3 | $41k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are computer and information research scientists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do computer and information research scientists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as computer and information research scientists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are computer and information research scientist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are computer and information research scientists making the best use of their abilities?
Are computer and information research scientists happy with their salary?
Computer and information research scientists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most computer and information research scientists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked computer and information research scientists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
73 computer and information research scientists
15% of computer and information research scientists rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of computer and information research scientists rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of computer and information research scientists rated their compensation 3 stars
19% of computer and information research scientists rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of computer and information research scientists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do computer and information research scientists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, computer and information research scientists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked computer and information research scientists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
74 computer and information research scientists
19% of computer and information research scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of computer and information research scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of computer and information research scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of computer and information research scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of computer and information research scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as computer and information research scientists?
Computer and information research scientists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of computer and information research scientists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked computer and information research scientists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
77 computer and information research scientists
31% of computer and information research scientists rated their career fit 5 stars
31% of computer and information research scientists rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of computer and information research scientists rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of computer and information research scientists rated their career fit 2 stars
9% of computer and information research scientists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a computer and information research scientist’s work environment?
As a whole, computer and information research scientists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of computer and information research scientists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a computer and information research scientist.
We asked computer and information research scientists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
75 computer and information research scientists
25% of computer and information research scientists rated their work environment 5 stars
41% of computer and information research scientists rated their work environment 4 stars
19% of computer and information research scientists rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of computer and information research scientists rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of computer and information research scientists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are computer and information research scientists making the best use of their abilities?
Former computer and information research scientists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most computer and information research scientists surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a computer and information research scientist, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked computer and information research scientists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
77 computer and information research scientists
22% of computer and information research scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of computer and information research scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of computer and information research scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of computer and information research scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of computer and information research scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars