Nannies 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, nannies rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 46% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy nannies 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 |
|---|---|---|
| School principal | 3.5 | $96k |
| Physical education teacher | 3.5 | $26k |
| School counselor | 3.5 | $38k |
| Art teacher | 3.4 | $45k |
| Teacher assistant | 3.3 | $20k |
| Nanny | 3.3 | $9k |
| Childcare program administrator | 3.2 | $31k |
| Educational administrator | 3.2 | $65k |
| Childcare worker | 3.2 | $2k |
| Preschool teacher | 3.2 | $9k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are nannies happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do nannies find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as nannies?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are nanny’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are nannies making the best use of their abilities?
Are nannies happy with their salary?
Nannies rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most nannies having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked nannies how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
2996 nannies
18% of nannies rated their compensation 5 stars
30% of nannies rated their compensation 4 stars
24% of nannies rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of nannies rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of nannies rated their compensation 1 stars
Do nannies find their jobs meaningful?
On average, nannies rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked nannies how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
3002 nannies
18% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
25% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
18% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
13% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as nannies?
Nannies rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of nannies find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked nannies how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
3240 nannies
42% of nannies rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of nannies rated their career fit 4 stars
14% of nannies rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of nannies rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of nannies rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a nanny’s work environment?
As a whole, nannies rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of nannies enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a nanny.
We asked nannies how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
3236 nannies
28% of nannies rated their work environment 5 stars
34% of nannies rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of nannies rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of nannies rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of nannies rated their work environment 1 stars
Are nannies making the best use of their abilities?
Former nannies on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Nannies tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked nannies how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
3244 nannies
13% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
17% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
25% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
19% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars