Credit analysts are one of the least happy careers in the United States.
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, credit analysts rate their career happiness 2.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 8% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy credit 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost estimator | 2.7 | $65k |
| Revenue agent | 2.7 | $57k |
| Investment banker | 2.7 | $73k |
| Tax preparer | 2.7 | $46k |
| Credit counselor | 2.6 | $48k |
| Credit analyst | 2.6 | $77k |
| Customs broker | 2.6 | $75k |
| Accountant | 2.6 | $77k |
| Actuary | 2.5 | $106k |
| Sales representative | 2.5 | $62k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are credit analysts happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do credit analysts find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as credit analysts?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are credit analyst’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are credit analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Are credit analysts happy with their salary?
Credit analysts rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most credit analysts having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked credit analysts how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
569 credit analysts
11% of credit analysts rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of credit analysts rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of credit analysts rated their compensation 3 stars
20% of credit analysts rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of credit analysts rated their compensation 1 stars
Do credit analysts find their jobs meaningful?
On average, credit analysts rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.3/5. The majority of credit analysts struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked credit analysts how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.3 out of 5 stars
568 credit analysts
6% of credit analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
12% of credit analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
22% of credit analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
28% of credit analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
32% of credit analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as credit analysts?
Credit analysts rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.3/5. The majority of credit analysts don’t see personality fit as a hinderence in their career.
We asked credit analysts how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
615 credit analysts
18% of credit analysts rated their career fit 5 stars
29% of credit analysts rated their career fit 4 stars
28% of credit analysts rated their career fit 3 stars
14% of credit analysts rated their career fit 2 stars
10% of credit analysts rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a credit analyst’s work environment?
As a whole, credit analysts rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.1/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked credit analysts how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
613 credit analysts
15% of credit analysts rated their work environment 5 stars
25% of credit analysts rated their work environment 4 stars
28% of credit analysts rated their work environment 3 stars
19% of credit analysts rated their work environment 2 stars
12% of credit analysts rated their work environment 1 stars
Are credit analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Former credit analysts on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.7/5. Credit analysts tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked credit analysts how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
619 credit analysts
10% of credit analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
18% of credit analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of credit analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
27% of credit analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
18% of credit analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars