Agronomists rate their happiness above average.

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, agronomists rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 35% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy agronomists 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
Farmer
3.5
$6k
Animal scientist
3.5
$58k
Soil and plant scientist
3.4
$17k
Agronomist
3.4
$42k
Natural sciences manager
3.4
$154k
Aquacultural manager
3.4
$79k

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

  • Salary: Are agronomists happy with their salary?
  • Meaning: Do agronomists find their jobs meaningful?
  • Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as agronomists?
  • Work environment: How enjoyable are agronomist’s work environments?
  • Skills utilization: Are agronomists making the best use of their abilities?

Are agronomists happy with their salary?

Agronomists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most agronomists having generally positive views of their salary.

We asked agronomists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

3.3 out of 5 stars

103 agronomists

5 Star
17%

17% of agronomists rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
25%

25% of agronomists rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
31%

31% of agronomists rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
17%

17% of agronomists rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
9%

9% of agronomists rated their compensation 1 stars

Do agronomists find their jobs meaningful?

On average, agronomists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

We asked agronomists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.3 out of 5 stars

104 agronomists

5 Star
25%

25% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
20%

20% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
17%

17% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
13%

13% of agronomists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as agronomists?

Agronomists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of agronomists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked agronomists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

3.9 out of 5 stars

115 agronomists

5 Star
35%

35% of agronomists rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
35%

35% of agronomists rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
21%

21% of agronomists rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
4%

4% of agronomists rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
5%

5% of agronomists rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is an agronomist’s work environment?

As a whole, agronomists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of agronomists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an agronomist.

We asked agronomists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

3.8 out of 5 stars

113 agronomists

5 Star
31%

31% of agronomists rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
39%

39% of agronomists rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
18%

18% of agronomists rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
7%

7% of agronomists rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
5%

5% of agronomists rated their work environment 1 stars

Are agronomists making the best use of their abilities?

Former agronomists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most agronomists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.

We asked agronomists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

3.5 out of 5 stars

115 agronomists

5 Star
27%

27% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
19%

19% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
37%

37% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
11%

11% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
5%

5% of agronomists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars