Mechatronics engineers rate their happiness above average.
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, mechatronics engineers rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 28% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy mechatronics engineers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology engineer | 3.9 | $120k |
| Photonics engineer | 3.8 | $112k |
| Remote sensing technician | 3.6 | $57k |
| Mechatronics engineer | 3.5 | $102k |
| Computer hardware engineer | 3.5 | $95k |
| Biochemical engineer | 3.5 | $116k |
| Aerospace engineer | 3.4 | $87k |
| Wind energy engineer | 3.4 | $109k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are mechatronics engineers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do mechatronics engineers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as mechatronics engineers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are mechatronics engineer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are mechatronics engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Are mechatronics engineers happy with their salary?
Mechatronics engineers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most mechatronics engineers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked mechatronics engineers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
170 mechatronics engineers
24% of mechatronics engineers rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of mechatronics engineers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of mechatronics engineers rated their compensation 3 stars
15% of mechatronics engineers rated their compensation 2 stars
7% of mechatronics engineers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do mechatronics engineers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, mechatronics engineers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked mechatronics engineers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
182 mechatronics engineers
23% of mechatronics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
25% of mechatronics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of mechatronics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
16% of mechatronics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of mechatronics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as mechatronics engineers?
Mechatronics engineers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of mechatronics engineers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked mechatronics engineers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
189 mechatronics engineers
33% of mechatronics engineers rated their career fit 5 stars
37% of mechatronics engineers rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of mechatronics engineers rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of mechatronics engineers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of mechatronics engineers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a mechatronics engineer’s work environment?
As a whole, mechatronics engineers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of mechatronics engineers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a mechatronics engineer.
We asked mechatronics engineers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
186 mechatronics engineers
24% of mechatronics engineers rated their work environment 5 stars
37% of mechatronics engineers rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of mechatronics engineers rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of mechatronics engineers rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of mechatronics engineers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are mechatronics engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Former mechatronics engineers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most mechatronics engineers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a mechatronics engineer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked mechatronics engineers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
188 mechatronics engineers
28% of mechatronics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
28% of mechatronics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of mechatronics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of mechatronics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
5% of mechatronics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars