Foresters are about average in terms of happiness.

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, foresters rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 40% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy foresters 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
Rangeland manager
3.5
$64k
Environmental restoration planner
3.5
$67k
Soil and plant scientist
3.4
$17k
Aquacultural manager
3.4
$79k
Forester
3.4
$31k
Geologist
3.3
$84k
Geographer
3.2
$104k
Soil and water conservationist
3.2
$69k
Industrial ecologist
3.2
$90k

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

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

Are foresters happy with their salary?

Foresters rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most foresters having generally positive views of their salary.

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

3.1 out of 5 stars

136 foresters

5 Star
13%

13% of foresters rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
29%

29% of foresters rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of foresters rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
24%

24% of foresters rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of foresters rated their compensation 1 stars

Do foresters find their jobs meaningful?

On average, foresters rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

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

3.1 out of 5 stars

138 foresters

5 Star
15%

15% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
22%

22% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
30%

30% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
13%

13% of foresters rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Foresters rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of foresters find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

3.7 out of 5 stars

150 foresters

5 Star
23%

23% of foresters rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
42%

42% of foresters rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
24%

24% of foresters rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
7%

7% of foresters rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
3%

3% of foresters rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a forester’s work environment?

As a whole, foresters rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of foresters enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a forester.

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

3.7 out of 5 stars

153 foresters

5 Star
29%

29% of foresters rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
35%

35% of foresters rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
21%

21% of foresters rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
10%

10% of foresters rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
5%

5% of foresters rated their work environment 1 stars

Are foresters making the best use of their abilities?

Former foresters on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Most foresters are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.

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

3.0 out of 5 stars

152 foresters

5 Star
13%

13% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
26%

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

3 Star
24%

24% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
28%

28% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of foresters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars