Bioinformatics scientists 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, bioinformatics scientists rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 48% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy bioinformatics scientists 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
Disaster recovery specialist
3.3
$41k
Biochemist
3.3
$84k
Geospatial information scientist
3.3
$90k
Geodesist
3.3
$69k
Scientist
3.3
$67k
Bioinformatics scientist
3.2
$85k
Atmospheric scientist
3.2
$90k
IT security consultant
3.2
$60k
Industrial ecologist
3.2
$90k
Geneticist
3.2
$96k

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

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

Are bioinformatics scientists happy with their salary?

Bioinformatics scientists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Bioinformatics scientists tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

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

3.0 out of 5 stars

79 bioinformatics scientists

5 Star
15%

15% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
19%

19% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
30%

30% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
25%

25% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 1 stars

Do bioinformatics scientists find their jobs meaningful?

On average, bioinformatics scientists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

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

3.1 out of 5 stars

81 bioinformatics scientists

5 Star
20%

20% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
22%

22% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
23%

23% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
15%

15% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Bioinformatics scientists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of bioinformatics scientists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

3.8 out of 5 stars

90 bioinformatics scientists

5 Star
31%

31% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
29%

29% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
32%

32% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
6%

6% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
2%

2% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a bioinformatics scientist’s work environment?

As a whole, bioinformatics scientists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of bioinformatics scientists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a bioinformatics scientist.

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

3.6 out of 5 stars

87 bioinformatics scientists

5 Star
26%

26% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
29%

29% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
15%

15% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
3%

3% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 1 stars

Are bioinformatics scientists making the best use of their abilities?

Former bioinformatics scientists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most bioinformatics scientists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.

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

3.4 out of 5 stars

92 bioinformatics scientists

5 Star
23%

23% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
29%

29% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
15%

15% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
7%

7% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars