Food science technologists 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, food science technologists rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 36% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy food science technologists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bioinformatics scientist | 3.2 | $83k |
| Soil and water conservationist | 3.2 | $64k |
| Industrial ecologist | 3.2 | $77k |
| Materials scientist | 3.2 | $100k |
| Biotechnician | 3.1 | $48k |
| Food science technologist | 3.1 | $78k |
| Immunologist | 3.0 | $201k |
| Hearing aid specialist | 2.9 | $60k |
| Chemical technician | 2.9 | $49k |
| Registered dietitian | 2.9 | $62k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are food science technologists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do food science technologists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as food science technologists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are food science technologist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are food science technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Are food science technologists happy with their salary?
Food science technologists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Food science technologists tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked food science technologists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
112 food science technologists
12% of food science technologists rated their compensation 5 stars
22% of food science technologists rated their compensation 4 stars
24% of food science technologists rated their compensation 3 stars
28% of food science technologists rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of food science technologists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do food science technologists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, food science technologists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most food science technologists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked food science technologists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
115 food science technologists
11% of food science technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of food science technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
24% of food science technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of food science technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
22% of food science technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as food science technologists?
Food science technologists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of food science technologists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked food science technologists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
126 food science technologists
21% of food science technologists rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of food science technologists rated their career fit 4 stars
29% of food science technologists rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of food science technologists rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of food science technologists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a food science technologist’s work environment?
As a whole, food science technologists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked food science technologists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
125 food science technologists
16% of food science technologists rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of food science technologists rated their work environment 4 stars
34% of food science technologists rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of food science technologists rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of food science technologists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are food science technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Former food science technologists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most food science technologists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked food science technologists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
125 food science technologists
14% of food science technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of food science technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of food science technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
27% of food science technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
9% of food science technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars