Road managers 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, road managers rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 25% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy road managers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Luthier | 3.7 | $31k |
| Casting director | 3.6 | $86k |
| Music business manager | 3.6 | $32k |
| Conductor | 3.5 | $63k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are road managers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do road managers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as road managers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are road manager’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are road managers making the best use of their abilities?
Are road managers happy with their salary?
Road managers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. The majority of road managers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked road managers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
40 road managers
20% of road managers rated their compensation 5 stars
35% of road managers rated their compensation 4 stars
10% of road managers rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of road managers rated their compensation 2 stars
23% of road managers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do road managers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, road managers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, road managers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become road managers.
We asked road managers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
42 road managers
26% of road managers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
31% of road managers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of road managers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
10% of road managers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
12% of road managers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as road managers?
Road managers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of road managers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked road managers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
43 road managers
44% of road managers rated their career fit 5 stars
26% of road managers rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of road managers rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of road managers rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of road managers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a road manager’s work environment?
As a whole, road managers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of road managers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a road manager.
We asked road managers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
42 road managers
36% of road managers rated their work environment 5 stars
43% of road managers rated their work environment 4 stars
12% of road managers rated their work environment 3 stars
2% of road managers rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of road managers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are road managers making the best use of their abilities?
Former road managers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most road managers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked road managers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
42 road managers
14% of road managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
36% of road managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
21% of road managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of road managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
12% of road managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars