Cement masons 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, cement masons rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 23% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy cement masons 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 |
---|---|---|
HVAC technician | 3.0 | $40k |
Electrician | 3.0 | $40k |
Stonemason | 2.9 | $43k |
Ironworker | 2.9 | $55k |
Maintenance worker | 2.9 | $39k |
Cement mason | 2.9 | $45k |
Surveyor | 2.8 | $63k |
Marine electrician | 2.8 | $63k |
Plumber | 2.8 | $51k |
Pipelayer | 2.8 | $39k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are cement masons happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do cement masons find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as cement masons?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are cement mason’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are cement masons making the best use of their abilities?