Podiatrists are below average when it comes to 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, podiatrists rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 23% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy podiatrists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist | 2.9 | $201k |
| Respiratory therapist | 2.9 | $63k |
| Ophthalmic medical technician | 2.9 | $21k |
| Audiologist | 2.9 | $92k |
| Optician | 2.9 | $23k |
| Podiatrist | 2.9 | $141k |
| Cardiovascular technologist | 2.9 | $59k |
| Orthotist | 2.9 | $71k |
| Clinical research coordinator | 2.8 | $54k |
| Licensed practical nurse | 2.8 | $41k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are podiatrists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do podiatrists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as podiatrists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are podiatrist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are podiatrists making the best use of their abilities?
Are podiatrists happy with their salary?
Podiatrists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most podiatrists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked podiatrists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
29 podiatrists
14% of podiatrists rated their compensation 5 stars
31% of podiatrists rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of podiatrists rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of podiatrists rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of podiatrists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do podiatrists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, podiatrists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most podiatrists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked podiatrists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
30 podiatrists
17% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
27% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
20% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as podiatrists?
Podiatrists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of podiatrists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked podiatrists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
34 podiatrists
32% of podiatrists rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of podiatrists rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of podiatrists rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of podiatrists rated their career fit 2 stars
9% of podiatrists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a podiatrist’s work environment?
As a whole, podiatrists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.1/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked podiatrists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
34 podiatrists
24% of podiatrists rated their work environment 5 stars
15% of podiatrists rated their work environment 4 stars
29% of podiatrists rated their work environment 3 stars
15% of podiatrists rated their work environment 2 stars
18% of podiatrists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are podiatrists making the best use of their abilities?
Former podiatrists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Podiatrists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked podiatrists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
32 podiatrists
25% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
16% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
13% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
31% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
16% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars