Logging workers 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, logging workers rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 39% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy logging workers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Millwright | 3.1 | $66k |
| Shipmate | 3.1 | $84k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are logging workers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do logging workers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as logging workers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are logging worker’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are logging workers making the best use of their abilities?
Are logging workers happy with their salary?
Logging workers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most logging workers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked logging workers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
119 logging workers
16% of logging workers rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of logging workers rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of logging workers rated their compensation 3 stars
22% of logging workers rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of logging workers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do logging workers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, logging workers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.7/5. While most logging workers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked logging workers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
119 logging workers
15% of logging workers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of logging workers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of logging workers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of logging workers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
26% of logging workers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as logging workers?
Logging workers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of logging workers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked logging workers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
124 logging workers
29% of logging workers rated their career fit 5 stars
30% of logging workers rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of logging workers rated their career fit 3 stars
12% of logging workers rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of logging workers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a logging worker’s work environment?
As a whole, logging workers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of logging workers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a logging worker.
We asked logging workers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
126 logging workers
25% of logging workers rated their work environment 5 stars
33% of logging workers rated their work environment 4 stars
17% of logging workers rated their work environment 3 stars
17% of logging workers rated their work environment 2 stars
8% of logging workers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are logging workers making the best use of their abilities?
Former logging workers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.9/5. Logging workers tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked logging workers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
126 logging workers
16% of logging workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
21% of logging workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
21% of logging workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
25% of logging workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
17% of logging workers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars