Auto mechanic 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, auto mechanic rate their career happiness 3.0 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 31% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy auto mechanic 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avionics technician | 3.0 | $69k |
| Metal caster | 3.0 | $46k |
| Auto body repairer | 3.0 | $47k |
| Ship engineer | 3.0 | $82k |
| Power plant operator | 3.0 | $81k |
| Auto mechanic | 3.0 | $47k |
| Construction manager | 3.0 | $99k |
| HVAC technician | 3.0 | $49k |
| Aircraft mechanic | 3.0 | $65k |
| Industrial machinery mechanic | 3.0 | $60k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are auto mechanic happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do auto mechanic find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as auto mechanic?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are auto mechanic’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are auto mechanic making the best use of their abilities?
Are auto mechanic happy with their salary?
Auto mechanic rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Auto mechanic tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked auto mechanic how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
1296 auto mechanic
8% of auto mechanic rated their compensation 5 stars
16% of auto mechanic rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of auto mechanic rated their compensation 3 stars
25% of auto mechanic rated their compensation 2 stars
20% of auto mechanic rated their compensation 1 stars
Do auto mechanic find their jobs meaningful?
On average, auto mechanic rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. While most auto mechanic aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked auto mechanic how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
1293 auto mechanic
10% of auto mechanic rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
14% of auto mechanic rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of auto mechanic rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
27% of auto mechanic rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of auto mechanic rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as auto mechanic?
Auto mechanic rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of auto mechanic find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked auto mechanic how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
1388 auto mechanic
29% of auto mechanic rated their career fit 5 stars
36% of auto mechanic rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of auto mechanic rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of auto mechanic rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of auto mechanic rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an auto mechanic’s work environment?
As a whole, auto mechanic 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 auto mechanic how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
1389 auto mechanic
20% of auto mechanic rated their work environment 5 stars
30% of auto mechanic rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of auto mechanic rated their work environment 3 stars
16% of auto mechanic rated their work environment 2 stars
9% of auto mechanic rated their work environment 1 stars
Are auto mechanic making the best use of their abilities?
Former auto mechanic on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most auto mechanic are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked auto mechanic how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
1390 auto mechanic
17% of auto mechanic rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
23% of auto mechanic rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
26% of auto mechanic rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of auto mechanic rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
12% of auto mechanic rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars