Commercial fishermen 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, commercial fishermen rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 41% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy commercial fishermen 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Welder | 3.1 | $47k |
| Pump operator | 3.1 | $50k |
| Locksmith | 3.1 | $47k |
| Solar thermal installer | 3.1 | $37k |
| Locomotive engineer | 3.1 | $80k |
| Commercial fisherman | 3.1 | $37k |
| Irrigation technician | 3.1 | $34k |
| Logging worker | 3.1 | $48k |
| Pipefitter | 3.1 | $60k |
| Crane operator | 3.1 | $62k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are commercial fishermen happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do commercial fishermen find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as commercial fishermen?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are commercial fisherman’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are commercial fishermen making the best use of their abilities?
Are commercial fishermen happy with their salary?
Commercial fishermen rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most commercial fishermen having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked commercial fishermen how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
101 commercial fishermen
18% of commercial fishermen rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of commercial fishermen rated their compensation 4 stars
29% of commercial fishermen rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of commercial fishermen rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of commercial fishermen rated their compensation 1 stars
Do commercial fishermen find their jobs meaningful?
On average, commercial fishermen rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.7/5. While most commercial fishermen aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked commercial fishermen how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
103 commercial fishermen
9% of commercial fishermen rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of commercial fishermen rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of commercial fishermen rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
30% of commercial fishermen rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of commercial fishermen rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as commercial fishermen?
Commercial fishermen rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of commercial fishermen find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked commercial fishermen how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
111 commercial fishermen
30% of commercial fishermen rated their career fit 5 stars
33% of commercial fishermen rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of commercial fishermen rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of commercial fishermen rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of commercial fishermen rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a commercial fisherman’s work environment?
As a whole, commercial fishermen rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of commercial fishermen enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a commercial fisherman.
We asked commercial fishermen how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
112 commercial fishermen
24% of commercial fishermen rated their work environment 5 stars
29% of commercial fishermen rated their work environment 4 stars
24% of commercial fishermen rated their work environment 3 stars
15% of commercial fishermen rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of commercial fishermen rated their work environment 1 stars
Are commercial fishermen making the best use of their abilities?
Former commercial fishermen on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.9/5. Commercial fishermen tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked commercial fishermen how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
112 commercial fishermen
13% of commercial fishermen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
20% of commercial fishermen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of commercial fishermen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
31% of commercial fishermen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of commercial fishermen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars