Agronomists 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, agronomists rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 35% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy agronomists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | 3.5 | $23k |
| Animal scientist | 3.5 | $65k |
| Soil and plant scientist | 3.4 | $67k |
| Agronomist | 3.4 | $42k |
| Natural sciences manager | 3.4 | $138k |
| Aquacultural manager | 3.4 | $73k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are agronomists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do agronomists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as agronomists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are agronomist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are agronomists making the best use of their abilities?
Are agronomists happy with their salary?
Agronomists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most agronomists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked agronomists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
103 agronomists
17% of agronomists rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of agronomists rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of agronomists rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of agronomists rated their compensation 2 stars
9% of agronomists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do agronomists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, agronomists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked agronomists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
104 agronomists
25% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
20% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
25% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
17% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
13% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as agronomists?
Agronomists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of agronomists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked agronomists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
115 agronomists
35% of agronomists rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of agronomists rated their career fit 4 stars
21% of agronomists rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of agronomists rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of agronomists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an agronomist’s work environment?
As a whole, agronomists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of agronomists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an agronomist.
We asked agronomists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
113 agronomists
31% of agronomists rated their work environment 5 stars
39% of agronomists rated their work environment 4 stars
18% of agronomists rated their work environment 3 stars
7% of agronomists rated their work environment 2 stars
5% of agronomists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are agronomists making the best use of their abilities?
Former agronomists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most agronomists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked agronomists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
115 agronomists
27% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
19% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
37% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
11% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
5% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars