Systems analysts 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, systems analysts rate their career happiness 3.0 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 34% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy systems analysts 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Digital marketing specialist | 3.1 | $57k |
| Systems administrator | 3.1 | $82k |
| Search engine optimization specialist | 3.1 | $39k |
| Systems analyst | 3.0 | $79k |
| Software quality assurance engineer | 3.0 | $85k |
| Search engine marketing specialist | 3.0 | $43k |
| Server administrator | 3.0 | $44k |
| Information security analyst | 2.9 | $77k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are systems analysts happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do systems analysts find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as systems analysts?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are systems analyst’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are systems analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Are systems analysts happy with their salary?
Systems analysts rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.4/5. The majority of systems analysts are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked systems analysts how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
1142 systems analysts
17% of systems analysts rated their compensation 5 stars
34% of systems analysts rated their compensation 4 stars
27% of systems analysts rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of systems analysts rated their compensation 2 stars
8% of systems analysts rated their compensation 1 stars
Do systems analysts find their jobs meaningful?
On average, systems analysts rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. While most systems analysts aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked systems analysts how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
1144 systems analysts
10% of systems analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of systems analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of systems analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of systems analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
25% of systems analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as systems analysts?
Systems analysts rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of systems analysts find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked systems analysts how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
1156 systems analysts
26% of systems analysts rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of systems analysts rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of systems analysts rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of systems analysts rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of systems analysts rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a systems analyst’s work environment?
As a whole, systems analysts rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of systems analysts enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a systems analyst.
We asked systems analysts how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
1146 systems analysts
19% of systems analysts rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of systems analysts rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of systems analysts rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of systems analysts rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of systems analysts rated their work environment 1 stars
Are systems analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Former systems analysts on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most systems analysts are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked systems analysts how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
1155 systems analysts
14% of systems analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of systems analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
27% of systems analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of systems analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
12% of systems analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars