Food innovation technologists 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, food innovation technologists rate their career happiness 2.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 16% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy food innovation technologists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Registered dietitian | 2.9 | $53k |
| Caterer | 2.9 | $28k |
| Food quality assurance technician | 2.9 | $36k |
| Quality control inspector | 2.8 | $39k |
| Transportation planner | 2.8 | $62k |
| Mail superintendent | 2.7 | $28k |
| Meter reader | 2.7 | $44k |
| Restaurant manager | 2.7 | $32k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are food innovation technologists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do food innovation technologists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as food innovation technologists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are food innovation technologist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are food innovation technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Are food innovation technologists happy with their salary?
Food innovation technologists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Food innovation technologists tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked food innovation technologists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
25 food innovation technologists
4% of food innovation technologists rated their compensation 5 stars
32% of food innovation technologists rated their compensation 4 stars
44% of food innovation technologists rated their compensation 3 stars
20% of food innovation technologists rated their compensation 2 stars
Do food innovation technologists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, food innovation technologists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.4/5. While most food innovation technologists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked food innovation technologists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.4 out of 5 stars
25 food innovation technologists
16% of food innovation technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
28% of food innovation technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
40% of food innovation technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
16% of food innovation technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as food innovation technologists?
Food innovation technologists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of food innovation technologists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked food innovation technologists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
26 food innovation technologists
12% of food innovation technologists rated their career fit 5 stars
54% of food innovation technologists rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of food innovation technologists rated their career fit 3 stars
15% of food innovation technologists rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a food innovation technologist’s work environment?
As a whole, food innovation technologists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.1/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked food innovation technologists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
26 food innovation technologists
8% of food innovation technologists rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of food innovation technologists rated their work environment 4 stars
31% of food innovation technologists rated their work environment 3 stars
27% of food innovation technologists rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of food innovation technologists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are food innovation technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Former food innovation technologists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.7/5. Food innovation technologists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked food innovation technologists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
26 food innovation technologists
4% of food innovation technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
12% of food innovation technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
50% of food innovation technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
19% of food innovation technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
15% of food innovation technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars