Farm managers rate their happiness above average.
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, farm managers rate their career happiness 3.7 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 21% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy farm managers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beekeeper | 3.9 | $29k |
| Rancher | 3.9 | $26k |
| Fish and game warden | 3.8 | $61k |
| Organic farmer | 3.8 | $24k |
| Farm manager | 3.7 | $73k |
| Park ranger | 3.6 | $28k |
| Farm equipment mechanic | 3.6 | $47k |
| Rangeland manager | 3.5 | $64k |
| Farmer | 3.5 | $23k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are farm managers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do farm managers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as farm managers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are farm manager’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are farm managers making the best use of their abilities?
Are farm managers happy with their salary?
Farm managers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most farm managers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked farm managers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
184 farm managers
14% of farm managers rated their compensation 5 stars
21% of farm managers rated their compensation 4 stars
35% of farm managers rated their compensation 3 stars
20% of farm managers rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of farm managers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do farm managers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, farm managers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.6/5. Unlike many careers, farm managers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become farm managers.
We asked farm managers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
185 farm managers
31% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
9% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as farm managers?
Farm managers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of farm managers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked farm managers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
204 farm managers
38% of farm managers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of farm managers rated their career fit 4 stars
14% of farm managers rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of farm managers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of farm managers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a farm manager’s work environment?
As a whole, farm managers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of farm managers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a farm manager.
We asked farm managers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
205 farm managers
42% of farm managers rated their work environment 5 stars
33% of farm managers rated their work environment 4 stars
15% of farm managers rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of farm managers rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of farm managers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are farm managers making the best use of their abilities?
Former farm managers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most farm managers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a farm manager, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked farm managers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
203 farm managers
26% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
32% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
19% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars