Research chefs 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, research chefs rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 35% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy research chefs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Personal chef | 3.6 | $37k |
| Agronomist | 3.4 | $42k |
| Kennel technician | 3.4 | $12k |
| Gaffer | 3.4 | $36k |
| Art teacher | 3.4 | $45k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are research chefs happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do research chefs find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as research chefs?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are research chef’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are research chefs making the best use of their abilities?
Are research chefs happy with their salary?
Research chefs rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most research chefs having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked research chefs how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
95 research chefs
20% of research chefs rated their compensation 5 stars
21% of research chefs rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of research chefs rated their compensation 3 stars
18% of research chefs rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of research chefs rated their compensation 1 stars
Do research chefs find their jobs meaningful?
On average, research chefs 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 research chefs how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
95 research chefs
23% of research chefs rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
18% of research chefs rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
22% of research chefs rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of research chefs rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of research chefs rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as research chefs?
Research chefs rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of research chefs find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked research chefs how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
94 research chefs
32% of research chefs rated their career fit 5 stars
33% of research chefs rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of research chefs rated their career fit 3 stars
11% of research chefs rated their career fit 2 stars
1% of research chefs rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a research chef’s work environment?
As a whole, research chefs rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of research chefs enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a research chef.
We asked research chefs how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
95 research chefs
27% of research chefs rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of research chefs rated their work environment 4 stars
28% of research chefs rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of research chefs rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of research chefs rated their work environment 1 stars
Are research chefs making the best use of their abilities?
Former research chefs on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most research chefs surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a research chef, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked research chefs how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
96 research chefs
26% of research chefs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of research chefs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
11% of research chefs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
28% of research chefs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
4% of research chefs rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars