Electronic assemblers 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, electronic assemblers rate their career happiness 2.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 17% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy electronic assemblers 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
Boilermaker
2.9
$70k
Industrial engineering technician
2.9
$44k
Drafter
2.9
$45k
Power engineer
2.8
$68k
Industrial production manager
2.8
$59k
Electronic assembler
2.8
$28k
Quality control inspector
2.8
$39k
IT support specialist
2.8
$50k
Product safety engineer
2.7
$99k
Logistician
2.7
$45k

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

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

Are electronic assemblers happy with their salary?

Electronic assemblers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Electronic assemblers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

We asked electronic assemblers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

2.9 out of 5 stars

319 electronic assemblers

5 Star
10%

10% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
21%

21% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
34%

34% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
15%

15% of electronic assemblers rated their compensation 1 stars

Do electronic assemblers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, electronic assemblers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.3/5. The majority of electronic assemblers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

We asked electronic assemblers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

2.3 out of 5 stars

319 electronic assemblers

5 Star
7%

7% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
8%

8% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
23%

23% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
29%

29% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
33%

33% of electronic assemblers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as electronic assemblers?

Electronic assemblers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.4/5. The majority of electronic assemblers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked electronic assemblers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

3.4 out of 5 stars

345 electronic assemblers

5 Star
20%

20% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
34%

34% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
15%

15% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
7%

7% of electronic assemblers rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is an electronic assembler’s work environment?

As a whole, electronic assemblers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

We asked electronic assemblers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

3.2 out of 5 stars

346 electronic assemblers

5 Star
16%

16% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
28%

28% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
22%

22% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of electronic assemblers rated their work environment 1 stars

Are electronic assemblers making the best use of their abilities?

Former electronic assemblers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.6/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being an electronic assembler.

We asked electronic assemblers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

2.6 out of 5 stars

350 electronic assemblers

5 Star
9%

9% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
16%

16% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
22%

22% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
28%

28% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
25%

25% of electronic assemblers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars