Tree service technicians are about average in terms of 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, tree service technicians rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 49% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy tree service technicians 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster recovery specialist | 3.3 | $41k |
| Geodesist | 3.3 | $69k |
| Rigger | 3.3 | $26k |
| Grain elevator worker | 3.2 | $7k |
| Golf course superintendent | 3.2 | $34k |
| Extraction worker | 3.2 | $51k |
| Arborist | 3.1 | $27k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are tree service technicians happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do tree service technicians find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as tree service technicians?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are tree service technician’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are tree service technicians making the best use of their abilities?
Are tree service technicians happy with their salary?
Tree service technicians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most tree service technicians having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked tree service technicians how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
48 tree service technicians
17% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 5 stars
31% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 4 stars
21% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 1 stars
Do tree service technicians find their jobs meaningful?
On average, tree service technicians rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most tree service technicians aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked tree service technicians how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
50 tree service technicians
12% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
18% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
26% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
22% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as tree service technicians?
Tree service technicians rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of tree service technicians find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked tree service technicians how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
56 tree service technicians
29% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 5 stars
45% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 4 stars
16% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a tree service technician’s work environment?
As a whole, tree service technicians rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of tree service technicians enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a tree service technician.
We asked tree service technicians how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
56 tree service technicians
21% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 5 stars
38% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 3 stars
14% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 1 stars
Are tree service technicians making the best use of their abilities?
Former tree service technicians on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.7/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being a tree service technician.
We asked tree service technicians how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
56 tree service technicians
9% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
23% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
16% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
32% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
20% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars