Energy auditors 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, energy auditors rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 49% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy energy auditors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rangeland manager | 3.5 | $64k |
| Environmental restoration planner | 3.5 | $67k |
| Sustainability officer | 3.4 | $157k |
| Wind energy engineer | 3.4 | $109k |
| Computer repair technician | 3.3 | $38k |
| Energy auditor | 3.2 | $78k |
| Agricultural engineer | 3.2 | $89k |
| Soil and water conservationist | 3.2 | $69k |
| Industrial ecologist | 3.2 | $90k |
| Wind turbine technician | 3.2 | $65k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are energy auditors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do energy auditors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as energy auditors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are energy auditor’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are energy auditors making the best use of their abilities?
Are energy auditors happy with their salary?
Energy auditors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most energy auditors having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked energy auditors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
64 energy auditors
13% of energy auditors rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of energy auditors rated their compensation 4 stars
33% of energy auditors rated their compensation 3 stars
23% of energy auditors rated their compensation 2 stars
6% of energy auditors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do energy auditors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, energy auditors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked energy auditors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
65 energy auditors
14% of energy auditors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
20% of energy auditors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
34% of energy auditors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
28% of energy auditors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
5% of energy auditors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as energy auditors?
Energy auditors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of energy auditors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked energy auditors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
74 energy auditors
18% of energy auditors rated their career fit 5 stars
45% of energy auditors rated their career fit 4 stars
27% of energy auditors rated their career fit 3 stars
11% of energy auditors rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is an energy auditor’s work environment?
As a whole, energy auditors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of energy auditors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an energy auditor.
We asked energy auditors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
75 energy auditors
16% of energy auditors rated their work environment 5 stars
40% of energy auditors rated their work environment 4 stars
33% of energy auditors rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of energy auditors rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of energy auditors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are energy auditors making the best use of their abilities?
Former energy auditors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most energy auditors are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked energy auditors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
74 energy auditors
14% of energy auditors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of energy auditors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
30% of energy auditors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
24% of energy auditors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of energy auditors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars