Stock traders 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, stock traders rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 38% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy stock traders 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 |
|---|---|---|
| COO | 3.7 | $79k |
| CFO | 3.4 | $100k |
| Stock trader | 3.4 | $38k |
| Product manager | 3.3 | $119k |
| Financial quantitative analyst | 3.3 | $98k |
| Money manager | 3.2 | $69k |
| Consultant | 3.2 | $87k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are stock traders happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do stock traders find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as stock traders?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are stock trader’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are stock traders making the best use of their abilities?
Are stock traders happy with their salary?
Stock traders rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most stock traders having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked stock traders how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
434 stock traders
26% of stock traders rated their compensation 5 stars
23% of stock traders rated their compensation 4 stars
24% of stock traders rated their compensation 3 stars
12% of stock traders rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of stock traders rated their compensation 1 stars
Do stock traders find their jobs meaningful?
On average, stock traders rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most stock traders aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked stock traders how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
433 stock traders
18% of stock traders rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
14% of stock traders rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of stock traders rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
25% of stock traders rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of stock traders rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as stock traders?
Stock traders rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of stock traders find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked stock traders how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
483 stock traders
31% of stock traders rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of stock traders rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of stock traders rated their career fit 3 stars
11% of stock traders rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of stock traders rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a stock trader’s work environment?
As a whole, stock traders rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of stock traders enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a stock trader.
We asked stock traders how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
478 stock traders
32% of stock traders rated their work environment 5 stars
29% of stock traders rated their work environment 4 stars
19% of stock traders rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of stock traders rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of stock traders rated their work environment 1 stars
Are stock traders making the best use of their abilities?
Former stock traders on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most stock traders are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked stock traders how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
480 stock traders
24% of stock traders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of stock traders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of stock traders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of stock traders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of stock traders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars