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
$65k
Office manager
2.9
$36k
Controller
2.9
$71k
Purchasing manager
2.9
$70k
Quality assurance analyst
2.8
$58k
Energy broker
2.8
$55k
Industrial production manager
2.8
$59k
Sales engineer
2.8
$78k
Risk management specialist
2.8
$90k
Supply chain manager
2.8
$72k

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

5 Star
16%

16% of energy brokers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
36%

36% of energy brokers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of energy brokers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
4%

4% of energy brokers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
16%

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

5 Star
8%

8% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
20%

20% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
20%

20% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
24%

24% of energy brokers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
28%

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

5 Star
21%

21% of energy brokers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
31%

31% of energy brokers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
31%

31% of energy brokers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
14%

14% of energy brokers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
3%

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

5 Star
14%

14% of energy brokers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
52%

52% of energy brokers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
3%

3% of energy brokers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
17%

17% of energy brokers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
14%

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

5 Star
14%

14% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
21%

21% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
24%

24% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
14%

14% of energy brokers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars