Fraud analysts are below average when it comes to 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, fraud analysts rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 26% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy fraud analysts 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Economist | 3.1 | $84k |
| Business analyst | 3.0 | $69k |
| Treasurer | 3.0 | $64k |
| Financial manager | 3.0 | $97k |
| Market research analyst | 2.9 | $48k |
| Fraud analyst | 2.9 | $54k |
| Data analyst | 2.9 | $70k |
| Operations research analyst | 2.9 | $65k |
| Controller | 2.9 | $71k |
| Fundraising manager | 2.8 | $69k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are fraud analysts happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do fraud analysts find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as fraud analysts?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are fraud analyst’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are fraud analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Are fraud analysts happy with their salary?
Fraud analysts rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most fraud analysts having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked fraud analysts how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
198 fraud analysts
9% of fraud analysts rated their compensation 5 stars
33% of fraud analysts rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of fraud analysts rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of fraud analysts rated their compensation 2 stars
17% of fraud analysts rated their compensation 1 stars
Do fraud analysts find their jobs meaningful?
On average, fraud analysts rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. While most fraud analysts aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked fraud analysts how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
198 fraud analysts
7% of fraud analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
24% of fraud analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of fraud analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of fraud analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
29% of fraud analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as fraud analysts?
Fraud analysts rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of fraud analysts find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked fraud analysts how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
217 fraud analysts
30% of fraud analysts rated their career fit 5 stars
31% of fraud analysts rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of fraud analysts rated their career fit 3 stars
12% of fraud analysts rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of fraud analysts rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a fraud analyst’s work environment?
As a whole, fraud analysts rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked fraud analysts how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
216 fraud analysts
24% of fraud analysts rated their work environment 5 stars
25% of fraud analysts rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of fraud analysts rated their work environment 3 stars
16% of fraud analysts rated their work environment 2 stars
12% of fraud analysts rated their work environment 1 stars
Are fraud analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Former fraud analysts on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Fraud analysts tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked fraud analysts how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
217 fraud analysts
14% of fraud analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of fraud analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of fraud analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
25% of fraud analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
14% of fraud analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars