Are delivery service drivers happy?

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, delivery service drivers rate their career happiness 2.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 9% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy delivery service drivers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:

Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

• Salary: Are delivery service drivers happy with their salary?
• Meaning: Do delivery service drivers find their jobs meaningful?
• Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as delivery service drivers?
• Work environment: How enjoyable are delivery service driver’s work environments?
• Skills utilization: Are delivery service drivers making the best use of their abilities?

Are delivery service drivers happy with their salary?

Delivery service drivers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Delivery service drivers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

Do delivery service drivers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, delivery service drivers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 1.9/5. The majority of delivery service drivers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as delivery service drivers?

Delivery service drivers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of delivery service drivers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

How enjoyable is a delivery service driver’s work environment?

As a whole, delivery service drivers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

Are delivery service drivers making the best use of their abilities?

Former delivery service drivers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.0/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being a delivery service driver.