Farm equipment mechanics rate their happiness above average.
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, farm equipment mechanics rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 24% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy farm equipment mechanics 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rancher | 3.9 | $10k |
| Organic farmer | 3.8 | $24k |
| Farm manager | 3.7 | $38k |
| Farm equipment mechanic | 3.6 | $9k |
| Motorcycle mechanic | 3.5 | $39k |
| Farmer | 3.5 | $6k |
| Aviation inspector | 3.5 | $78k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are farm equipment mechanics happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do farm equipment mechanics find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as farm equipment mechanics?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are farm equipment mechanic’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are farm equipment mechanics making the best use of their abilities?
Are farm equipment mechanics happy with their salary?
Farm equipment mechanics rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most farm equipment mechanics having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked farm equipment mechanics how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
53 farm equipment mechanics
23% of farm equipment mechanics rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of farm equipment mechanics rated their compensation 4 stars
25% of farm equipment mechanics rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of farm equipment mechanics rated their compensation 2 stars
13% of farm equipment mechanics rated their compensation 1 stars
Do farm equipment mechanics find their jobs meaningful?
On average, farm equipment mechanics rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.4/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked farm equipment mechanics how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
52 farm equipment mechanics
31% of farm equipment mechanics rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
12% of farm equipment mechanics rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
33% of farm equipment mechanics rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
15% of farm equipment mechanics rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
10% of farm equipment mechanics rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as farm equipment mechanics?
Farm equipment mechanics rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of farm equipment mechanics find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked farm equipment mechanics how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
60 farm equipment mechanics
38% of farm equipment mechanics rated their career fit 5 stars
37% of farm equipment mechanics rated their career fit 4 stars
12% of farm equipment mechanics rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of farm equipment mechanics rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of farm equipment mechanics rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a farm equipment mechanic’s work environment?
As a whole, farm equipment mechanics rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of farm equipment mechanics enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a farm equipment mechanic.
We asked farm equipment mechanics how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
61 farm equipment mechanics
38% of farm equipment mechanics rated their work environment 5 stars
26% of farm equipment mechanics rated their work environment 4 stars
13% of farm equipment mechanics rated their work environment 3 stars
16% of farm equipment mechanics rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of farm equipment mechanics rated their work environment 1 stars
Are farm equipment mechanics making the best use of their abilities?
Former farm equipment mechanics on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most farm equipment mechanics surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a farm equipment mechanic, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked farm equipment mechanics how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
61 farm equipment mechanics
33% of farm equipment mechanics rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of farm equipment mechanics rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
13% of farm equipment mechanics rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
16% of farm equipment mechanics rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of farm equipment mechanics rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars