Farriers 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, farriers rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 27% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy farriers 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
Zoo educator
3.7
$25k
Dog walker
3.7
$2k
Wildlife enforcement officer
3.6
$56k
Farmer
3.5
$6k
Animal scientist
3.5
$58k
Veterinary assistant
3.5
$10k

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

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

Are farriers happy with their salary?

Farriers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of farriers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.

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

3.5 out of 5 stars

32 farriers

5 Star
25%

25% of farriers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
28%

28% of farriers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of farriers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of farriers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
6%

6% of farriers rated their compensation 1 stars

Do farriers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, farriers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, farriers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become farriers.

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

3.5 out of 5 stars

31 farriers

5 Star
32%

32% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
19%

19% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
19%

19% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
19%

19% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of farriers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Farriers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of farriers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

4.0 out of 5 stars

34 farriers

5 Star
44%

44% of farriers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
35%

35% of farriers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
6%

6% of farriers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
9%

9% of farriers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
6%

6% of farriers rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a farrier’s work environment?

As a whole, farriers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.1/5. A solid majority of farriers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a farrier.

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

4.1 out of 5 stars

33 farriers

5 Star
55%

55% of farriers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
21%

21% of farriers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
9%

9% of farriers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
6%

6% of farriers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
9%

9% of farriers rated their work environment 1 stars

Are farriers making the best use of their abilities?

Former farriers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.8/5. Most farriers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a farrier, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.

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

3.8 out of 5 stars

34 farriers

5 Star
41%

41% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
9%

9% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
15%

15% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
9%

9% of farriers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars