Geospatial information scientists are about average in terms of 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, geospatial information scientists rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 44% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy geospatial information scientists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biostatistician | 3.3 | $96k |
| Data scientist | 3.3 | $88k |
| Non-Destructive testing specialist | 3.3 | $62k |
| Disaster recovery specialist | 3.3 | $41k |
| Biochemist | 3.3 | $102k |
| Geospatial information scientist | 3.3 | $90k |
| Geodesist | 3.3 | $62k |
| Geologist | 3.3 | $84k |
| Scientist | 3.3 | $87k |
| Geographer | 3.2 | $85k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are geospatial information scientists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do geospatial information scientists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as geospatial information scientists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are geospatial information scientist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are geospatial information scientists making the best use of their abilities?
Are geospatial information scientists happy with their salary?
Geospatial information scientists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most geospatial information scientists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked geospatial information scientists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
52 geospatial information scientists
19% of geospatial information scientists rated their compensation 5 stars
15% of geospatial information scientists rated their compensation 4 stars
33% of geospatial information scientists rated their compensation 3 stars
25% of geospatial information scientists rated their compensation 2 stars
8% of geospatial information scientists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do geospatial information scientists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, geospatial information scientists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.0/5. While most geospatial information scientists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked geospatial information scientists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
52 geospatial information scientists
23% of geospatial information scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
15% of geospatial information scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of geospatial information scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
19% of geospatial information scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
19% of geospatial information scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as geospatial information scientists?
Geospatial information scientists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of geospatial information scientists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked geospatial information scientists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
58 geospatial information scientists
34% of geospatial information scientists rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of geospatial information scientists rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of geospatial information scientists rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of geospatial information scientists rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of geospatial information scientists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a geospatial information scientist’s work environment?
As a whole, geospatial information scientists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of geospatial information scientists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a geospatial information scientist.
We asked geospatial information scientists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
58 geospatial information scientists
17% of geospatial information scientists rated their work environment 5 stars
38% of geospatial information scientists rated their work environment 4 stars
22% of geospatial information scientists rated their work environment 3 stars
16% of geospatial information scientists rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of geospatial information scientists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are geospatial information scientists making the best use of their abilities?
Former geospatial information scientists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most geospatial information scientists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked geospatial information scientists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
59 geospatial information scientists
17% of geospatial information scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
27% of geospatial information scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
24% of geospatial information scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
19% of geospatial information scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
14% of geospatial information scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars