Irrigation technicians 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, irrigation technicians rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 40% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy irrigation technicians 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Locksmith | 3.1 | $50k |
| Building inspector | 3.1 | $37k |
| Solar thermal installer | 3.1 | $37k |
| Locomotive engineer | 3.1 | $73k |
| Commercial fisherman | 3.1 | $37k |
| Irrigation technician | 3.1 | $15k |
| Logging worker | 3.1 | $33k |
| Pipefitter | 3.1 | $63k |
| Crane operator | 3.1 | $50k |
| Radio frequency specialist | 3.1 | $73k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are irrigation technicians happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do irrigation technicians find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as irrigation technicians?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are irrigation technician’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are irrigation technicians making the best use of their abilities?
Are irrigation technicians happy with their salary?
Irrigation technicians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.8/5. Irrigation technicians tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked irrigation technicians how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
41 irrigation technicians
5% of irrigation technicians rated their compensation 5 stars
17% of irrigation technicians rated their compensation 4 stars
44% of irrigation technicians rated their compensation 3 stars
22% of irrigation technicians rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of irrigation technicians rated their compensation 1 stars
Do irrigation technicians find their jobs meaningful?
On average, irrigation technicians rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. While most irrigation technicians aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked irrigation technicians how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
41 irrigation technicians
7% of irrigation technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of irrigation technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
27% of irrigation technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
24% of irrigation technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
24% of irrigation technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as irrigation technicians?
Irrigation technicians rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of irrigation technicians find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked irrigation technicians how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
44 irrigation technicians
30% of irrigation technicians rated their career fit 5 stars
36% of irrigation technicians rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of irrigation technicians rated their career fit 3 stars
14% of irrigation technicians rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of irrigation technicians rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an irrigation technician’s work environment?
As a whole, irrigation technicians rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.9/5. A solid majority of irrigation technicians enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an irrigation technician.
We asked irrigation technicians how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
45 irrigation technicians
29% of irrigation technicians rated their work environment 5 stars
42% of irrigation technicians rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of irrigation technicians rated their work environment 3 stars
4% of irrigation technicians rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of irrigation technicians rated their work environment 1 stars
Are irrigation technicians making the best use of their abilities?
Former irrigation technicians on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Irrigation technicians tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked irrigation technicians how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
45 irrigation technicians
20% of irrigation technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
11% of irrigation technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
36% of irrigation technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
20% of irrigation technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of irrigation technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars