Treasurers 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, treasurers rate their career happiness 3.0 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 31% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy treasurers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Statistician | 3.2 | $101k |
| Operations manager | 3.1 | $68k |
| Economist | 3.1 | $84k |
| Project manager | 3.1 | $80k |
| Business analyst | 3.0 | $69k |
| Treasurer | 3.0 | $64k |
| Financial manager | 3.0 | $97k |
| Market research analyst | 2.9 | $48k |
| Fraud analyst | 2.9 | $54k |
| Data analyst | 2.9 | $70k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are treasurers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do treasurers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as treasurers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are treasurer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are treasurers making the best use of their abilities?
Are treasurers happy with their salary?
Treasurers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most treasurers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked treasurers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
122 treasurers
13% of treasurers rated their compensation 5 stars
27% of treasurers rated their compensation 4 stars
25% of treasurers rated their compensation 3 stars
18% of treasurers rated their compensation 2 stars
16% of treasurers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do treasurers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, treasurers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most treasurers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked treasurers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
124 treasurers
10% of treasurers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
23% of treasurers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
27% of treasurers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
24% of treasurers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of treasurers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as treasurers?
Treasurers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of treasurers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked treasurers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
138 treasurers
22% of treasurers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of treasurers rated their career fit 4 stars
24% of treasurers rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of treasurers rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of treasurers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a treasurer’s work environment?
As a whole, treasurers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of treasurers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a treasurer.
We asked treasurers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
137 treasurers
16% of treasurers rated their work environment 5 stars
41% of treasurers rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of treasurers rated their work environment 3 stars
14% of treasurers rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of treasurers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are treasurers making the best use of their abilities?
Former treasurers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Treasurers tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked treasurers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
137 treasurers
11% of treasurers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
28% of treasurers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of treasurers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
26% of treasurers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of treasurers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars