Derrick operators are one of the least happy careers in the United States.
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, derrick operators rate their career happiness 2.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 6% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy derrick operators 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo and freight agent | 2.7 | $47k |
| Delivery service driver | 2.6 | $38k |
| Hazardous materials removal worker | 2.6 | $46k |
| Traffic technician | 2.6 | $49k |
| Recreational vehicle service technician | 2.6 | $44k |
| Derrick operator | 2.6 | $47k |
| Drywall installer | 2.6 | $48k |
| Roofer | 2.6 | $47k |
| Butcher | 2.6 | $36k |
| Glazier | 2.6 | $47k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are derrick operators happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do derrick operators find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as derrick operators?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are derrick operator’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are derrick operators making the best use of their abilities?
Are derrick operators happy with their salary?
Derrick operators rated their satisfaction with their salaries 4.3/5. The majority of derrick operators are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked derrick operators how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
30 derrick operators
57% of derrick operators rated their compensation 5 stars
23% of derrick operators rated their compensation 4 stars
17% of derrick operators rated their compensation 3 stars
3% of derrick operators rated their compensation 2 stars
Do derrick operators find their jobs meaningful?
On average, derrick operators rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.3/5. The majority of derrick operators struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked derrick operators how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.3 out of 5 stars
30 derrick operators
7% of derrick operators rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
10% of derrick operators rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
30% of derrick operators rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
17% of derrick operators rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
37% of derrick operators rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as derrick operators?
Derrick operators rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of derrick operators find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked derrick operators how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
34 derrick operators
26% of derrick operators rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of derrick operators rated their career fit 4 stars
12% of derrick operators rated their career fit 3 stars
21% of derrick operators rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of derrick operators rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a derrick operator’s work environment?
As a whole, derrick operators rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.1/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked derrick operators how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
34 derrick operators
15% of derrick operators rated their work environment 5 stars
24% of derrick operators rated their work environment 4 stars
32% of derrick operators rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of derrick operators rated their work environment 2 stars
18% of derrick operators rated their work environment 1 stars
Are derrick operators making the best use of their abilities?
Former derrick operators on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.9/5. Derrick operators tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked derrick operators how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
33 derrick operators
15% of derrick operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
15% of derrick operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
30% of derrick operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of derrick operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
18% of derrick operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars