Freight and cargo inspectors 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, freight and cargo inspectors rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 37% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy freight and cargo inspectors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pipefitter | 3.1 | $63k |
| Crane operator | 3.1 | $50k |
| Radio frequency specialist | 3.1 | $73k |
| Millwright | 3.1 | $66k |
| Shipmate | 3.1 | $84k |
| Freight and cargo inspector | 3.1 | $78k |
| Carpenter | 3.0 | $23k |
| Cabinetmaker | 3.0 | $14k |
| Fire inspector | 3.0 | $62k |
| Avionics technician | 3.0 | $47k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are freight and cargo inspectors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do freight and cargo inspectors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as freight and cargo inspectors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are freight and cargo inspector’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are freight and cargo inspectors making the best use of their abilities?
Are freight and cargo inspectors happy with their salary?
Freight and cargo inspectors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most freight and cargo inspectors having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked freight and cargo inspectors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
18 freight and cargo inspectors
17% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their compensation 5 stars
28% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do freight and cargo inspectors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, freight and cargo inspectors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most freight and cargo inspectors aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked freight and cargo inspectors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
18 freight and cargo inspectors
17% of freight and cargo inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of freight and cargo inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
17% of freight and cargo inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of freight and cargo inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
22% of freight and cargo inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as freight and cargo inspectors?
Freight and cargo inspectors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of freight and cargo inspectors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked freight and cargo inspectors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
18 freight and cargo inspectors
28% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their career fit 5 stars
33% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their career fit 2 stars
11% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a freight and cargo inspector’s work environment?
As a whole, freight and cargo inspectors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of freight and cargo inspectors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a freight and cargo inspector.
We asked freight and cargo inspectors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
18 freight and cargo inspectors
22% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their work environment 5 stars
39% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their work environment 4 stars
11% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their work environment 3 stars
17% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their work environment 2 stars
11% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are freight and cargo inspectors making the best use of their abilities?
Former freight and cargo inspectors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Freight and cargo inspectors tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked freight and cargo inspectors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
18 freight and cargo inspectors
22% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
11% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
28% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of freight and cargo inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars