Cybercrime investigators 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, cybercrime investigators rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 43% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy cybercrime investigators 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Security engineer | 3.2 | $74k |
| Intelligence analyst | 3.2 | $84k |
| Software engineer | 3.2 | $93k |
| Audio visual technician | 3.2 | $49k |
| Statistician | 3.2 | $96k |
| IT manager | 3.1 | $79k |
| Electrical engineer | 3.1 | $100k |
| Radio frequency specialist | 3.1 | $105k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are cybercrime investigators happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do cybercrime investigators find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as cybercrime investigators?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are cybercrime investigator’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are cybercrime investigators making the best use of their abilities?
Are cybercrime investigators happy with their salary?
Cybercrime investigators rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most cybercrime investigators having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked cybercrime investigators how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
30 cybercrime investigators
10% of cybercrime investigators rated their compensation 5 stars
30% of cybercrime investigators rated their compensation 4 stars
33% of cybercrime investigators rated their compensation 3 stars
10% of cybercrime investigators rated their compensation 2 stars
17% of cybercrime investigators rated their compensation 1 stars
Do cybercrime investigators find their jobs meaningful?
On average, cybercrime investigators rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most cybercrime investigators aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked cybercrime investigators how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
30 cybercrime investigators
7% of cybercrime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
27% of cybercrime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
30% of cybercrime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of cybercrime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of cybercrime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as cybercrime investigators?
Cybercrime investigators rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of cybercrime investigators find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked cybercrime investigators how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
31 cybercrime investigators
23% of cybercrime investigators rated their career fit 5 stars
42% of cybercrime investigators rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of cybercrime investigators rated their career fit 3 stars
16% of cybercrime investigators rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a cybercrime investigator’s work environment?
As a whole, cybercrime investigators rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of cybercrime investigators enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a cybercrime investigator.
We asked cybercrime investigators how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
30 cybercrime investigators
17% of cybercrime investigators rated their work environment 5 stars
40% of cybercrime investigators rated their work environment 4 stars
10% of cybercrime investigators rated their work environment 3 stars
30% of cybercrime investigators rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of cybercrime investigators rated their work environment 1 stars
Are cybercrime investigators making the best use of their abilities?
Former cybercrime investigators on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most cybercrime investigators are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked cybercrime investigators how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
31 cybercrime investigators
16% of cybercrime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of cybercrime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
39% of cybercrime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
10% of cybercrime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of cybercrime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars