COOs 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, COOs rate their career happiness 3.7 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 21% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy COOs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | 4.0 | $120k |
| Chief executive | 3.9 | $162k |
| COO | 3.7 | $79k |
| CFO | 3.4 | $100k |
| Franchise owner | 3.4 | $58k |
| Stock trader | 3.4 | $38k |
| Technical product manager | 3.4 | $78k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are COOs happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do COOs find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as COOs?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are COO’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are COOs making the best use of their abilities?
Are COOs happy with their salary?
COOs rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of COOs are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked COOs how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
438 COOs
29% of COOs rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of COOs rated their compensation 4 stars
22% of COOs rated their compensation 3 stars
15% of COOs rated their compensation 2 stars
9% of COOs rated their compensation 1 stars
Do COOs find their jobs meaningful?
On average, COOs rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, COOs have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become COOs.
We asked COOs how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
439 COOs
32% of COOs rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
20% of COOs rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
22% of COOs rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
16% of COOs rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
9% of COOs rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as COOs?
COOs rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of COOs find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked COOs how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
471 COOs
48% of COOs rated their career fit 5 stars
37% of COOs rated their career fit 4 stars
10% of COOs rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of COOs rated their career fit 2 stars
1% of COOs rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a COO’s work environment?
As a whole, COOs rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of COOs enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a COO.
We asked COOs how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
471 COOs
37% of COOs rated their work environment 5 stars
35% of COOs rated their work environment 4 stars
19% of COOs rated their work environment 3 stars
7% of COOs rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of COOs rated their work environment 1 stars
Are COOs making the best use of their abilities?
Former COOs on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.8/5. Most COOs surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a COO, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked COOs how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
469 COOs
37% of COOs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
29% of COOs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
18% of COOs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
12% of COOs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
4% of COOs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars