Audiologists 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, audiologists rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 23% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy audiologists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical laboratory technician | 2.9 | $31k |
| Radiologic technologist | 2.9 | $61k |
| Respiratory therapist | 2.9 | $62k |
| Ophthalmic medical technician | 2.9 | $37k |
| Psychiatric aide | 2.9 | $29k |
| Audiologist | 2.9 | $79k |
| Optician | 2.9 | $38k |
| Podiatrist | 2.9 | $146k |
| Cardiovascular technologist | 2.9 | $61k |
| Orthotist | 2.9 | $75k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are audiologists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do audiologists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as audiologists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are audiologist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are audiologists making the best use of their abilities?
Are audiologists happy with their salary?
Audiologists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most audiologists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked audiologists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
56 audiologists
21% of audiologists rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of audiologists rated their compensation 4 stars
18% of audiologists rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of audiologists rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of audiologists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do audiologists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, audiologists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most audiologists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked audiologists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
58 audiologists
10% of audiologists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
29% of audiologists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of audiologists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of audiologists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of audiologists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as audiologists?
Audiologists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of audiologists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked audiologists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
60 audiologists
27% of audiologists rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of audiologists rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of audiologists rated their career fit 3 stars
13% of audiologists rated their career fit 2 stars
7% of audiologists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an audiologist’s work environment?
As a whole, audiologists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of audiologists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an audiologist.
We asked audiologists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
60 audiologists
25% of audiologists rated their work environment 5 stars
30% of audiologists rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of audiologists rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of audiologists rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of audiologists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are audiologists making the best use of their abilities?
Former audiologists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most audiologists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked audiologists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
60 audiologists
10% of audiologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
27% of audiologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
38% of audiologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
12% of audiologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of audiologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars