Farriers 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, farriers rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 27% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy farriers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zoo educator | 3.7 | $25k |
| Dog walker | 3.7 | $2k |
| Wildlife enforcement officer | 3.6 | $56k |
| Farmer | 3.5 | $6k |
| Animal scientist | 3.5 | $58k |
| Veterinary assistant | 3.5 | $10k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are farriers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do farriers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as farriers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are farrier’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are farriers making the best use of their abilities?
Are farriers happy with their salary?
Farriers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of farriers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked farriers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
32 farriers
25% of farriers rated their compensation 5 stars
28% of farriers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of farriers rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of farriers rated their compensation 2 stars
6% of farriers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do farriers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, farriers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, farriers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become farriers.
We asked farriers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
31 farriers
32% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
19% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
10% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as farriers?
Farriers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of farriers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked farriers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
34 farriers
44% of farriers rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of farriers rated their career fit 4 stars
6% of farriers rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of farriers rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of farriers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a farrier’s work environment?
As a whole, farriers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.1/5. A solid majority of farriers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a farrier.
We asked farriers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
33 farriers
55% of farriers rated their work environment 5 stars
21% of farriers rated their work environment 4 stars
9% of farriers rated their work environment 3 stars
6% of farriers rated their work environment 2 stars
9% of farriers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are farriers making the best use of their abilities?
Former farriers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.8/5. Most farriers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a farrier, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked farriers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
34 farriers
41% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
9% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
15% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
9% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars