Marine electricians 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, marine electricians rate their career happiness 2.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 18% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy marine electricians 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Command and control center specialist | 2.9 | $37k |
| Cement mason | 2.9 | $18k |
| Industrial engineer | 2.9 | $61k |
| Surveyor | 2.8 | $46k |
| Power engineer | 2.8 | $68k |
| Marine electrician | 2.8 | $73k |
| Highway maintenance worker | 2.8 | $39k |
| Civil engineer | 2.8 | $81k |
| Plumber | 2.8 | $24k |
| Pipelayer | 2.8 | $50k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are marine electricians happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do marine electricians find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as marine electricians?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are marine electrician’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are marine electricians making the best use of their abilities?
Are marine electricians happy with their salary?
Marine electricians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. The majority of marine electricians are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked marine electricians how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
35 marine electricians
14% of marine electricians rated their compensation 5 stars
37% of marine electricians rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of marine electricians rated their compensation 3 stars
9% of marine electricians rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of marine electricians rated their compensation 1 stars
Do marine electricians find their jobs meaningful?
On average, marine electricians rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most marine electricians aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked marine electricians how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
35 marine electricians
11% of marine electricians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
29% of marine electricians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
17% of marine electricians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of marine electricians rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
20% of marine electricians rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as marine electricians?
Marine electricians rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of marine electricians find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked marine electricians how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
36 marine electricians
42% of marine electricians rated their career fit 5 stars
28% of marine electricians rated their career fit 4 stars
11% of marine electricians rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of marine electricians rated their career fit 2 stars
14% of marine electricians rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a marine electrician’s work environment?
As a whole, marine electricians rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of marine electricians enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a marine electrician.
We asked marine electricians how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
34 marine electricians
21% of marine electricians rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of marine electricians rated their work environment 4 stars
24% of marine electricians rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of marine electricians rated their work environment 2 stars
15% of marine electricians rated their work environment 1 stars
Are marine electricians making the best use of their abilities?
Former marine electricians on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most marine electricians surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a marine electrician, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked marine electricians how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
35 marine electricians
20% of marine electricians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
34% of marine electricians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
14% of marine electricians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of marine electricians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
14% of marine electricians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars