Internists 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, internists rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 46% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy internists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse educator | 3.4 | $77k |
| Surgical assistant | 3.4 | $46k |
| Epidemiologist | 3.4 | $79k |
| Endoscopy technician | 3.4 | $38k |
| Phlebotomist | 3.3 | $37k |
| Internist | 3.3 | $194k |
| Radiation therapist | 3.2 | $83k |
| Medical assistant | 3.2 | $37k |
| Anesthesiologist assistant | 3.2 | $122k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are internists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do internists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as internists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are internist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are internists making the best use of their abilities?
Are internists happy with their salary?
Internists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most internists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked internists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
117 internists
27% of internists rated their compensation 5 stars
21% of internists rated their compensation 4 stars
20% of internists rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of internists rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of internists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do internists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, internists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked internists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
117 internists
24% of internists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
21% of internists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of internists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
21% of internists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of internists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as internists?
Internists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of internists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked internists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
127 internists
30% of internists rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of internists rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of internists rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of internists rated their career fit 2 stars
7% of internists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an internist’s work environment?
As a whole, internists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of internists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an internist.
We asked internists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
128 internists
24% of internists rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of internists rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of internists rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of internists rated their work environment 2 stars
9% of internists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are internists making the best use of their abilities?
Former internists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most internists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked internists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
128 internists
17% of internists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
31% of internists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
21% of internists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of internists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of internists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars