Diagnostic medical sonographers 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, diagnostic medical sonographers rate their career happiness 3.0 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 30% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy diagnostic medical sonographers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Immunologist | 3.0 | $201k |
| Occupational therapist assistant | 3.0 | $62k |
| Surgical technologist | 3.0 | $49k |
| Dental assistant | 3.0 | $39k |
| Medical transcriptionist | 3.0 | $30k |
| Diagnostic medical sonographer | 3.0 | $78k |
| Optometrist | 3.0 | $124k |
| Hearing aid specialist | 2.9 | $60k |
| Occupational health specialist | 2.9 | $73k |
| Medical appliance technician | 2.9 | $45k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are diagnostic medical sonographers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do diagnostic medical sonographers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as diagnostic medical sonographers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are diagnostic medical sonographer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are diagnostic medical sonographers making the best use of their abilities?
Are diagnostic medical sonographers happy with their salary?
Diagnostic medical sonographers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most diagnostic medical sonographers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked diagnostic medical sonographers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
129 diagnostic medical sonographers
22% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do diagnostic medical sonographers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, diagnostic medical sonographers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked diagnostic medical sonographers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
131 diagnostic medical sonographers
18% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
29% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
18% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
14% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
21% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as diagnostic medical sonographers?
Diagnostic medical sonographers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of diagnostic medical sonographers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked diagnostic medical sonographers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
136 diagnostic medical sonographers
35% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their career fit 5 stars
30% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their career fit 4 stars
20% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a diagnostic medical sonographer’s work environment?
As a whole, diagnostic medical sonographers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. A solid majority of diagnostic medical sonographers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a diagnostic medical sonographer.
We asked diagnostic medical sonographers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
138 diagnostic medical sonographers
21% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their work environment 5 stars
30% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their work environment 4 stars
22% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their work environment 3 stars
15% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their work environment 2 stars
12% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are diagnostic medical sonographers making the best use of their abilities?
Former diagnostic medical sonographers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most diagnostic medical sonographers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked diagnostic medical sonographers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
136 diagnostic medical sonographers
24% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
23% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
18% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of diagnostic medical sonographers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars