Robotics engineers are one of the happiest careers in the United States.
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, robotics engineers rate their career happiness 4.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 4% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy robotics engineers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robotics engineer | 4.2 | $65k |
| Nanotechnology engineer | 3.9 | $120k |
| Photonics engineer | 3.8 | $112k |
| Remote sensing technician | 3.6 | $57k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are robotics engineers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do robotics engineers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as robotics engineers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are robotics engineer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are robotics engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Are robotics engineers happy with their salary?
Robotics engineers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.6/5. The majority of robotics engineers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked robotics engineers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
233 robotics engineers
34% of robotics engineers rated their compensation 5 stars
23% of robotics engineers rated their compensation 4 stars
25% of robotics engineers rated their compensation 3 stars
9% of robotics engineers rated their compensation 2 stars
9% of robotics engineers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do robotics engineers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, robotics engineers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 4.0/5. Unlike many careers, robotics engineers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become robotics engineers.
We asked robotics engineers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
243 robotics engineers
46% of robotics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of robotics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of robotics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
7% of robotics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
4% of robotics engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as robotics engineers?
Robotics engineers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.4/5. The majority of robotics engineers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked robotics engineers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.4 out of 5 stars
295 robotics engineers
55% of robotics engineers rated their career fit 5 stars
32% of robotics engineers rated their career fit 4 stars
9% of robotics engineers rated their career fit 3 stars
2% of robotics engineers rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of robotics engineers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a robotics engineer’s work environment?
As a whole, robotics engineers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.2/5. A solid majority of robotics engineers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a robotics engineer.
We asked robotics engineers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.2 out of 5 stars
290 robotics engineers
47% of robotics engineers rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of robotics engineers rated their work environment 4 stars
14% of robotics engineers rated their work environment 3 stars
5% of robotics engineers rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of robotics engineers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are robotics engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Former robotics engineers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 4.2/5. Most robotics engineers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a robotics engineer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked robotics engineers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
4.2 out of 5 stars
286 robotics engineers
50% of robotics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
29% of robotics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
14% of robotics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
3% of robotics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
4% of robotics engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars