Electronic assemblers are one of the least happy careers in the United States.
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, electronic assemblers rate their career happiness 2.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 17% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy electronic assemblers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boilermaker | 2.9 | $70k |
| Industrial engineering technician | 2.9 | $44k |
| Drafter | 2.9 | $45k |
| Power engineer | 2.8 | $68k |
| Industrial production manager | 2.8 | $59k |
| Electronic assembler | 2.8 | $28k |
| Quality control inspector | 2.8 | $39k |
| IT support specialist | 2.8 | $50k |
| Product safety engineer | 2.7 | $99k |
| Logistician | 2.7 | $45k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are electronic assemblers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do electronic assemblers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as electronic assemblers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are electronic assembler’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are electronic assemblers making the best use of their abilities?
Are electronic assemblers happy with their salary?
Electronic assemblers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Electronic assemblers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked electronic assemblers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
319 electronic assemblers
10% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 5 stars
21% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 4 stars
34% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 3 stars
20% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do electronic assemblers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, electronic assemblers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.3/5. The majority of electronic assemblers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked electronic assemblers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.3 out of 5 stars
319 electronic assemblers
7% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
8% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
29% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
33% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as electronic assemblers?
Electronic assemblers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.4/5. The majority of electronic assemblers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked electronic assemblers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
345 electronic assemblers
20% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 4 stars
25% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 3 stars
15% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 2 stars
7% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an electronic assembler’s work environment?
As a whole, electronic assemblers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked electronic assemblers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
346 electronic assemblers
16% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 5 stars
28% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 3 stars
22% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are electronic assemblers making the best use of their abilities?
Former electronic assemblers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.6/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being an electronic assembler.
We asked electronic assemblers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
350 electronic assemblers
9% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
16% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
28% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
25% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars