Explosives workers 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, explosives workers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 40% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy explosives workers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ship captain | 3.5 | $85k |
| Aerospace engineer | 3.4 | $87k |
| Military air crew officer | 3.4 | $141k |
| Wind energy engineer | 3.4 | $109k |
| Naval architect | 3.4 | $105k |
| Explosives worker | 3.4 | $50k |
| Plasterer | 3.3 | $64k |
| Air traffic controller | 3.3 | $101k |
| Rigger | 3.3 | $26k |
| Agricultural engineer | 3.2 | $89k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are explosives workers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do explosives workers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as explosives workers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are explosives worker’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are explosives workers making the best use of their abilities?
Are explosives workers happy with their salary?
Explosives workers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.4/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most explosives workers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked explosives workers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
83 explosives workers
30% of explosives workers rated their compensation 5 stars
19% of explosives workers rated their compensation 4 stars
22% of explosives workers rated their compensation 3 stars
19% of explosives workers rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of explosives workers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do explosives workers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, explosives workers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked explosives workers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
83 explosives workers
31% of explosives workers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of explosives workers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
18% of explosives workers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of explosives workers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of explosives workers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as explosives workers?
Explosives workers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of explosives workers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked explosives workers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
87 explosives workers
33% of explosives workers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of explosives workers rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of explosives workers rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of explosives workers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of explosives workers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an explosives worker’s work environment?
As a whole, explosives workers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of explosives workers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an explosives worker.
We asked explosives workers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
86 explosives workers
30% of explosives workers rated their work environment 5 stars
33% of explosives workers rated their work environment 4 stars
16% of explosives workers rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of explosives workers rated their work environment 2 stars
8% of explosives workers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are explosives workers making the best use of their abilities?
Former explosives workers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most explosives workers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked explosives workers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
87 explosives workers
26% of explosives workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
18% of explosives workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of explosives workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of explosives workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of explosives workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars