Desktop publishers 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, desktop publishers rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 47% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy desktop publishers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Content manager | 3.2 | $70k |
| Network administrator | 3.2 | $65k |
| Consultant | 3.2 | $87k |
| IT security consultant | 3.2 | $60k |
| Distance learning coordinator | 3.2 | $79k |
| Desktop publisher | 3.2 | $44k |
| Online merchant | 3.2 | $44k |
| Audio visual technician | 3.2 | $26k |
| Search marketing strategist | 3.2 | $90k |
| IT manager | 3.1 | $100k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are desktop publishers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do desktop publishers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as desktop publishers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are desktop publisher’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are desktop publishers making the best use of their abilities?
Are desktop publishers happy with their salary?
Desktop publishers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.8/5. Desktop publishers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked desktop publishers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
151 desktop publishers
9% of desktop publishers rated their compensation 5 stars
19% of desktop publishers rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of desktop publishers rated their compensation 3 stars
27% of desktop publishers rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of desktop publishers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do desktop publishers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, desktop publishers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most desktop publishers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked desktop publishers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
154 desktop publishers
10% of desktop publishers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of desktop publishers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
29% of desktop publishers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
25% of desktop publishers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
18% of desktop publishers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as desktop publishers?
Desktop publishers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of desktop publishers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked desktop publishers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
154 desktop publishers
25% of desktop publishers rated their career fit 5 stars
37% of desktop publishers rated their career fit 4 stars
27% of desktop publishers rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of desktop publishers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of desktop publishers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a desktop publisher’s work environment?
As a whole, desktop publishers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of desktop publishers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a desktop publisher.
We asked desktop publishers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
154 desktop publishers
21% of desktop publishers rated their work environment 5 stars
39% of desktop publishers rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of desktop publishers rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of desktop publishers rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of desktop publishers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are desktop publishers making the best use of their abilities?
Former desktop publishers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most desktop publishers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked desktop publishers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
153 desktop publishers
13% of desktop publishers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
29% of desktop publishers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of desktop publishers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
23% of desktop publishers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of desktop publishers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars