Wind energy engineers 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, wind energy engineers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 38% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy wind energy engineers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechatronics engineer | 3.5 | $101k |
| Computer hardware engineer | 3.5 | $128k |
| Biochemical engineer | 3.5 | $101k |
| Aerospace engineer | 3.4 | $122k |
| Wind energy engineer | 3.4 | $101k |
| Naval architect | 3.4 | $93k |
| Explosives worker | 3.4 | $50k |
| Systems engineer | 3.4 | $90k |
| Biomedical engineer | 3.4 | $97k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are wind energy engineers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do wind energy engineers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as wind energy engineers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are wind energy engineer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are wind energy engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Are wind energy engineers happy with their salary?
Wind energy engineers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most wind energy engineers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked wind energy engineers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
18 wind energy engineers
17% of wind energy engineers rated their compensation 5 stars
28% of wind energy engineers rated their compensation 4 stars
22% of wind energy engineers rated their compensation 3 stars
22% of wind energy engineers rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of wind energy engineers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do wind energy engineers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, wind energy engineers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked wind energy engineers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
19 wind energy engineers
21% of wind energy engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
21% of wind energy engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of wind energy engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
32% of wind energy engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
5% of wind energy engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as wind energy engineers?
Wind energy engineers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.5/5. The majority of wind energy engineers don’t see personality fit as a hinderence in their career.
We asked wind energy engineers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
23 wind energy engineers
26% of wind energy engineers rated their career fit 5 stars
17% of wind energy engineers rated their career fit 4 stars
43% of wind energy engineers rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of wind energy engineers rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of wind energy engineers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a wind energy engineer’s work environment?
As a whole, wind energy engineers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. Some wind energy engineers are happy with their work environment, but it does not seem to be a meaningful contributer to career satisfaction for most.
We asked wind energy engineers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
22 wind energy engineers
23% of wind energy engineers rated their work environment 5 stars
27% of wind energy engineers rated their work environment 4 stars
32% of wind energy engineers rated their work environment 3 stars
18% of wind energy engineers rated their work environment 2 stars
Are wind energy engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Former wind energy engineers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.8/5. Most wind energy engineers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a wind energy engineer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked wind energy engineers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
23 wind energy engineers
26% of wind energy engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
39% of wind energy engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of wind energy engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
13% of wind energy engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars