Wind turbine 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, wind turbine technicians rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 47% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy wind turbine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy auditor | 3.2 | $78k |
| Agricultural engineer | 3.2 | $89k |
| Grain elevator worker | 3.2 | $7k |
| Industrial ecologist | 3.2 | $90k |
| Marine engineer | 3.2 | $111k |
| Wind turbine technician | 3.2 | $65k |
| Extraction worker | 3.2 | $51k |
| Mining and geological engineer | 3.1 | $98k |
| Radio mechanic | 3.1 | $50k |
| Welder | 3.1 | $23k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are wind turbine technicians happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do wind turbine technicians find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as wind turbine technicians?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are wind turbine technician’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are wind turbine technicians making the best use of their abilities?
Are wind turbine technicians happy with their salary?
Wind turbine technicians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.8/5. The majority of wind turbine technicians are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked wind turbine technicians how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
22 wind turbine technicians
18% of wind turbine technicians rated their compensation 5 stars
50% of wind turbine technicians rated their compensation 4 stars
27% of wind turbine technicians rated their compensation 3 stars
5% of wind turbine technicians rated their compensation 2 stars
Do wind turbine technicians find their jobs meaningful?
On average, wind turbine technicians rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.0/5. While most wind turbine technicians aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked wind turbine technicians how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
22 wind turbine technicians
18% of wind turbine technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
9% of wind turbine technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
36% of wind turbine technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of wind turbine technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of wind turbine technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as wind turbine technicians?
Wind turbine technicians rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of wind turbine technicians find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked wind turbine technicians how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
23 wind turbine technicians
35% of wind turbine technicians rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of wind turbine technicians rated their career fit 4 stars
13% of wind turbine technicians rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of wind turbine technicians rated their career fit 2 stars
9% of wind turbine technicians rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a wind turbine technician’s work environment?
As a whole, wind turbine technicians rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of wind turbine technicians enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a wind turbine technician.
We asked wind turbine technicians how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
23 wind turbine technicians
17% of wind turbine technicians rated their work environment 5 stars
43% of wind turbine technicians rated their work environment 4 stars
22% of wind turbine technicians rated their work environment 3 stars
4% of wind turbine technicians rated their work environment 2 stars
13% of wind turbine technicians rated their work environment 1 stars
Are wind turbine technicians making the best use of their abilities?
Former wind turbine technicians on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most wind turbine technicians are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked wind turbine technicians how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
23 wind turbine technicians
13% of wind turbine technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
35% of wind turbine technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of wind turbine technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
13% of wind turbine technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
17% of wind turbine technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars