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
$10k
Fish and game warden
3.8
$29k
Organic farmer
3.8
$24k
Farm manager
3.7
$38k
Park ranger
3.6
$28k
Farm equipment mechanic
3.6
$9k
Rangeland manager
3.5
$64k
Farmer
3.5
$6k

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

5 Star
14%

14% of farm managers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
21%

21% of farm managers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
35%

35% of farm managers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of farm managers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
11%

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

5 Star
31%

31% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
21%

21% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of farm managers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
9%

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

5 Star
38%

38% of farm managers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
39%

39% of farm managers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
14%

14% of farm managers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
6%

6% of farm managers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
3%

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

5 Star
42%

42% of farm managers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
33%

33% of farm managers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
15%

15% of farm managers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
8%

8% of farm managers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
2%

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

5 Star
26%

26% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
32%

32% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
19%

19% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
17%

17% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
6%

6% of farm managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars