Machine feeders 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, machine feeders rate their career happiness 2.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the None.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy machine feeders 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Drill press operator | 2.3 | $42k |
| Molding and casting worker | 2.3 | $17k |
| Dyeing machine operator | 2.2 | $13k |
| Stock clerk | 2.2 | $23k |
| Machine feeder | 2.1 | $8k |
| Ship loader | 1.9 | $49k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are machine feeders happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do machine feeders find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as machine feeders?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are machine feeder’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are machine feeders making the best use of their abilities?
Are machine feeders happy with their salary?
Machine feeders rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.8/5. Machine feeders tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked machine feeders how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
179 machine feeders
9% of machine feeders rated their compensation 5 stars
23% of machine feeders rated their compensation 4 stars
25% of machine feeders rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of machine feeders rated their compensation 2 stars
21% of machine feeders rated their compensation 1 stars
Do machine feeders find their jobs meaningful?
On average, machine feeders rate the meaningfulness of their work a 1.6/5. The majority of machine feeders struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked machine feeders how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
1.6 out of 5 stars
179 machine feeders
1% of machine feeders rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
3% of machine feeders rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
10% of machine feeders rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of machine feeders rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
64% of machine feeders rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as machine feeders?
Machine feeders rated their personality fit with their work an average of 2.8/5. Few machine feeders seem to find that their personalities work mesh well with their career.
We asked machine feeders how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
196 machine feeders
11% of machine feeders rated their career fit 5 stars
20% of machine feeders rated their career fit 4 stars
30% of machine feeders rated their career fit 3 stars
15% of machine feeders rated their career fit 2 stars
23% of machine feeders rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a machine feeder’s work environment?
As a whole, machine feeders rated their enjoyment of their work environment 2.5/5. Few machine feeders enjoy their work environment, which helps contribute to a lower overall satisfaction in the career.
We asked machine feeders how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
2.5 out of 5 stars
194 machine feeders
4% of machine feeders rated their work environment 5 stars
18% of machine feeders rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of machine feeders rated their work environment 3 stars
24% of machine feeders rated their work environment 2 stars
28% of machine feeders rated their work environment 1 stars
Are machine feeders making the best use of their abilities?
Former machine feeders on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 1.8/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being a machine feeder.
We asked machine feeders how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
1.8 out of 5 stars
196 machine feeders
2% of machine feeders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
5% of machine feeders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
15% of machine feeders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
22% of machine feeders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
56% of machine feeders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars