Database architects 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, database architects rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 41% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy database architects 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Back-End developer | 3.4 | $67k |
| Technical product manager | 3.4 | $78k |
| 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 |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are database architects happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do database architects find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as database architects?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are database architect’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are database architects making the best use of their abilities?
Are database architects happy with their salary?
Database architects rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of database architects are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked database architects how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
147 database architects
18% of database architects rated their compensation 5 stars
35% of database architects rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of database architects rated their compensation 3 stars
7% of database architects rated their compensation 2 stars
9% of database architects rated their compensation 1 stars
Do database architects find their jobs meaningful?
On average, database architects rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most database architects aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked database architects how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
147 database architects
13% of database architects rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
18% of database architects rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
27% of database architects rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
27% of database architects rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of database architects rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as database architects?
Database architects rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of database architects find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked database architects how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
163 database architects
23% of database architects rated their career fit 5 stars
45% of database architects rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of database architects rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of database architects rated their career fit 2 stars
1% of database architects rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a database architect’s work environment?
As a whole, database architects rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of database architects enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a database architect.
We asked database architects how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
162 database architects
22% of database architects rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of database architects rated their work environment 4 stars
30% of database architects rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of database architects rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of database architects rated their work environment 1 stars
Are database architects making the best use of their abilities?
Former database architects on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most database architects are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked database architects how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
163 database architects
15% of database architects rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
31% of database architects rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
29% of database architects rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of database architects rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of database architects rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars