Military aircrew members are about average in terms of 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, military aircrew members rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 43% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy military aircrew members 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ship captain | 3.5 | $85k |
| Military air crew officer | 3.4 | $141k |
| Air traffic controller | 3.3 | $101k |
| Military aircrew member | 3.3 | $51k |
| Transit police officer | 3.2 | $38k |
| Military tactical operations leader | 3.2 | $60k |
| Shipmate | 3.1 | $84k |
| Fire inspector | 3.0 | $62k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are military aircrew members happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do military aircrew members find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as military aircrew members?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are military aircrew member’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are military aircrew members making the best use of their abilities?
Are military aircrew members happy with their salary?
Military aircrew members rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most military aircrew members having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked military aircrew members how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
368 military aircrew members
20% of military aircrew members rated their compensation 5 stars
28% of military aircrew members rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of military aircrew members rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of military aircrew members rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of military aircrew members rated their compensation 1 stars
Do military aircrew members find their jobs meaningful?
On average, military aircrew members rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked military aircrew members how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
373 military aircrew members
22% of military aircrew members rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of military aircrew members rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of military aircrew members rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
16% of military aircrew members rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
20% of military aircrew members rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as military aircrew members?
Military aircrew members rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of military aircrew members find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked military aircrew members how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
397 military aircrew members
41% of military aircrew members rated their career fit 5 stars
31% of military aircrew members rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of military aircrew members rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of military aircrew members rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of military aircrew members rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a military aircrew member’s work environment?
As a whole, military aircrew members rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of military aircrew members enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a military aircrew member.
We asked military aircrew members how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
394 military aircrew members
31% of military aircrew members rated their work environment 5 stars
29% of military aircrew members rated their work environment 4 stars
19% of military aircrew members rated their work environment 3 stars
14% of military aircrew members rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of military aircrew members rated their work environment 1 stars
Are military aircrew members making the best use of their abilities?
Former military aircrew members on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most military aircrew members are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked military aircrew members how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
395 military aircrew members
21% of military aircrew members rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
25% of military aircrew members rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
19% of military aircrew members rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of military aircrew members rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
19% of military aircrew members rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars