Solar thermal installers 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, solar thermal installers rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 42% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy solar thermal installers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Welder | 3.1 | $47k |
| Pump operator | 3.1 | $50k |
| Locksmith | 3.1 | $47k |
| Building inspector | 3.1 | $62k |
| Petroleum engineer | 3.1 | $131k |
| Solar thermal installer | 3.1 | $37k |
| Locomotive engineer | 3.1 | $80k |
| Commercial fisherman | 3.1 | $37k |
| Irrigation technician | 3.1 | $34k |
| Logging worker | 3.1 | $48k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are solar thermal installers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do solar thermal installers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as solar thermal installers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are solar thermal installer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are solar thermal installers making the best use of their abilities?
Are solar thermal installers happy with their salary?
Solar thermal installers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Solar thermal installers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked solar thermal installers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
40 solar thermal installers
23% of solar thermal installers rated their compensation 5 stars
18% of solar thermal installers rated their compensation 4 stars
20% of solar thermal installers rated their compensation 3 stars
28% of solar thermal installers rated their compensation 2 stars
13% of solar thermal installers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do solar thermal installers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, solar thermal installers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most solar thermal installers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked solar thermal installers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
39 solar thermal installers
15% of solar thermal installers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
10% of solar thermal installers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
33% of solar thermal installers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
28% of solar thermal installers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
13% of solar thermal installers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as solar thermal installers?
Solar thermal installers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of solar thermal installers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked solar thermal installers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
41 solar thermal installers
24% of solar thermal installers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of solar thermal installers rated their career fit 4 stars
34% of solar thermal installers rated their career fit 3 stars
2% of solar thermal installers rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a solar thermal installer’s work environment?
As a whole, solar thermal installers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of solar thermal installers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a solar thermal installer.
We asked solar thermal installers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
40 solar thermal installers
20% of solar thermal installers rated their work environment 5 stars
35% of solar thermal installers rated their work environment 4 stars
15% of solar thermal installers rated their work environment 3 stars
23% of solar thermal installers rated their work environment 2 stars
8% of solar thermal installers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are solar thermal installers making the best use of their abilities?
Former solar thermal installers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most solar thermal installers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked solar thermal installers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
42 solar thermal installers
19% of solar thermal installers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
17% of solar thermal installers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
38% of solar thermal installers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
14% of solar thermal installers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
12% of solar thermal installers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars