Foresters 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, foresters rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 40% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy foresters 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rangeland manager | 3.5 | $64k |
| Environmental restoration planner | 3.5 | $77k |
| Soil and plant scientist | 3.4 | $67k |
| Aquacultural manager | 3.4 | $73k |
| Forester | 3.4 | $64k |
| Geologist | 3.3 | $84k |
| Geographer | 3.2 | $85k |
| Soil and water conservationist | 3.2 | $64k |
| Industrial ecologist | 3.2 | $77k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are foresters happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do foresters find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as foresters?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are forester’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are foresters making the best use of their abilities?
Are foresters happy with their salary?
Foresters rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most foresters having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked foresters how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
136 foresters
13% of foresters rated their compensation 5 stars
29% of foresters rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of foresters rated their compensation 3 stars
24% of foresters rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of foresters rated their compensation 1 stars
Do foresters find their jobs meaningful?
On average, foresters 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 foresters how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
138 foresters
15% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
30% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
13% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as foresters?
Foresters rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of foresters find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked foresters how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
150 foresters
23% of foresters rated their career fit 5 stars
42% of foresters rated their career fit 4 stars
24% of foresters rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of foresters rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of foresters rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a forester’s work environment?
As a whole, foresters rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of foresters enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a forester.
We asked foresters how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
153 foresters
29% of foresters rated their work environment 5 stars
35% of foresters rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of foresters rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of foresters rated their work environment 2 stars
5% of foresters rated their work environment 1 stars
Are foresters making the best use of their abilities?
Former foresters on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Most foresters are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked foresters how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
152 foresters
13% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
24% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
28% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars