App developers 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, app developers rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 33% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy app developers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Computer hardware engineer | 3.5 | $128k |
| UX designer | 3.5 | $65k |
| Multimedia animator | 3.5 | $79k |
| Industrial designer | 3.5 | $77k |
| App developer | 3.5 | $71k |
| Full stack developer | 3.4 | $70k |
| Back-End developer | 3.4 | $67k |
| Technical product manager | 3.4 | $78k |
| Graphic designer | 3.4 | $51k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are app developers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do app developers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as app developers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are app developer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are app developers making the best use of their abilities?
Are app developers happy with their salary?
App developers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most app developers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked app developers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
452 app developers
15% of app developers rated their compensation 5 stars
31% of app developers rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of app developers rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of app developers rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of app developers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do app developers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, app developers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked app developers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
465 app developers
15% of app developers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of app developers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
25% of app developers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of app developers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
15% of app developers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as app developers?
App developers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of app developers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked app developers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
463 app developers
26% of app developers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of app developers rated their career fit 4 stars
25% of app developers rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of app developers rated their career fit 2 stars
1% of app developers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an app developer’s work environment?
As a whole, app developers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of app developers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an app developer.
We asked app developers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
461 app developers
25% of app developers rated their work environment 5 stars
37% of app developers rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of app developers rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of app developers rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of app developers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are app developers making the best use of their abilities?
Former app developers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most app developers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as an app developer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked app developers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
468 app developers
21% of app developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of app developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of app developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
18% of app developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of app developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars