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 | $102k |
| Geospatial information scientist | 3.3 | $90k |
| Geodesist | 3.3 | $62k |
| Scientist | 3.3 | $87k |
| Bioinformatics scientist | 3.2 | $83k |
| Atmospheric scientist | 3.2 | $95k |
| IT security consultant | 3.2 | $60k |
| Industrial ecologist | 3.2 | $77k |
| Geneticist | 3.2 | $83k |
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
15% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 5 stars
19% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 3 stars
25% of bioinformatics scientists rated their compensation 2 stars
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
20% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of bioinformatics scientists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
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
31% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 5 stars
29% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 4 stars
32% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of bioinformatics scientists rated their career fit 2 stars
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
26% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 5 stars
26% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 4 stars
29% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 3 stars
15% of bioinformatics scientists rated their work environment 2 stars
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
23% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
29% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
15% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
7% of bioinformatics scientists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars