Agricultural inspectors are below average when it comes to 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, agricultural inspectors rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 23% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy agricultural inspectors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grounds maintenance worker | 3.0 | $34k |
| Stonemason | 2.9 | $48k |
| Agricultural and food science technician | 2.9 | $41k |
| Quarry rock splitter | 2.9 | $38k |
| Water treatment plant operator | 2.9 | $48k |
| Agricultural inspector | 2.9 | $45k |
| Cement mason | 2.9 | $47k |
| Food safety and quality technician | 2.9 | $36k |
| Surveyor | 2.8 | $62k |
| Lawn care specialist | 2.8 | $38k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are agricultural inspectors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do agricultural inspectors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as agricultural inspectors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are agricultural inspector’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are agricultural inspectors making the best use of their abilities?
Are agricultural inspectors happy with their salary?
Agricultural inspectors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most agricultural inspectors having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked agricultural inspectors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
31 agricultural inspectors
13% of agricultural inspectors rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of agricultural inspectors rated their compensation 4 stars
32% of agricultural inspectors rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of agricultural inspectors rated their compensation 2 stars
13% of agricultural inspectors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do agricultural inspectors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, agricultural inspectors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most agricultural inspectors aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked agricultural inspectors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
32 agricultural inspectors
19% of agricultural inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of agricultural inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
16% of agricultural inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of agricultural inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
28% of agricultural inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as agricultural inspectors?
Agricultural inspectors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of agricultural inspectors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked agricultural inspectors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
32 agricultural inspectors
34% of agricultural inspectors rated their career fit 5 stars
31% of agricultural inspectors rated their career fit 4 stars
13% of agricultural inspectors rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of agricultural inspectors rated their career fit 2 stars
16% of agricultural inspectors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an agricultural inspector’s work environment?
As a whole, agricultural inspectors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of agricultural inspectors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an agricultural inspector.
We asked agricultural inspectors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
32 agricultural inspectors
25% of agricultural inspectors rated their work environment 5 stars
25% of agricultural inspectors rated their work environment 4 stars
28% of agricultural inspectors rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of agricultural inspectors rated their work environment 2 stars
13% of agricultural inspectors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are agricultural inspectors making the best use of their abilities?
Former agricultural inspectors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.9/5. Agricultural inspectors tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked agricultural inspectors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
33 agricultural inspectors
15% of agricultural inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of agricultural inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
18% of agricultural inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
24% of agricultural inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
18% of agricultural inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars