Energy brokers 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, energy brokers rate their career happiness 2.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 19% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy energy brokers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operations research analyst | 2.9 | $82k |
| Office manager | 2.9 | $61k |
| Controller | 2.9 | $71k |
| Purchasing manager | 2.9 | $127k |
| Quality assurance analyst | 2.8 | $41k |
| Energy broker | 2.8 | $55k |
| Industrial production manager | 2.8 | $103k |
| Sales engineer | 2.8 | $104k |
| Risk management specialist | 2.8 | $73k |
| Supply chain manager | 2.8 | $125k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are energy brokers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do energy brokers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as energy brokers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are energy broker’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are energy brokers making the best use of their abilities?
Are energy brokers happy with their salary?
Energy brokers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. The majority of energy brokers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked energy brokers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
25 energy brokers
16% of energy brokers rated their compensation 5 stars
36% of energy brokers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of energy brokers rated their compensation 3 stars
4% of energy brokers rated their compensation 2 stars
16% of energy brokers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do energy brokers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, energy brokers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. The majority of energy brokers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked energy brokers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
25 energy brokers
8% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
20% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
24% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
28% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as energy brokers?
Energy brokers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.5/5. The majority of energy brokers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked energy brokers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
29 energy brokers
21% of energy brokers rated their career fit 5 stars
31% of energy brokers rated their career fit 4 stars
31% of energy brokers rated their career fit 3 stars
14% of energy brokers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of energy brokers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an energy broker’s work environment?
As a whole, energy brokers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. A solid majority of energy brokers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an energy broker.
We asked energy brokers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
29 energy brokers
14% of energy brokers rated their work environment 5 stars
52% of energy brokers rated their work environment 4 stars
3% of energy brokers rated their work environment 3 stars
17% of energy brokers rated their work environment 2 stars
14% of energy brokers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are energy brokers making the best use of their abilities?
Former energy brokers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Energy brokers tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked energy brokers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
29 energy brokers
14% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
21% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
24% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
14% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars