Franchise owners 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, franchise owners rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 37% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy franchise owners 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
Solution architect
3.7
$100k
COO
3.7
$79k
CFO
3.4
$100k
Talent agent
3.4
$71k
Franchise owner
3.4
$58k
Technical product manager
3.4
$78k
Disaster recovery specialist
3.3
$41k
Product manager
3.3
$119k
Financial quantitative analyst
3.3
$98k

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

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

Are franchise owners happy with their salary?

Franchise owners rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most franchise owners having generally positive views of their salary.

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

3.3 out of 5 stars

101 franchise owners

5 Star
21%

21% of franchise owners rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
27%

27% of franchise owners rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of franchise owners rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of franchise owners rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
14%

14% of franchise owners rated their compensation 1 stars

Do franchise owners find their jobs meaningful?

On average, franchise owners rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

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

3.3 out of 5 stars

102 franchise owners

5 Star
25%

25% of franchise owners rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
23%

23% of franchise owners rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of franchise owners rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
15%

15% of franchise owners rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of franchise owners rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Franchise owners rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of franchise owners find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

4.1 out of 5 stars

115 franchise owners

5 Star
41%

41% of franchise owners rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
39%

39% of franchise owners rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
14%

14% of franchise owners rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
5%

5% of franchise owners rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
1%

1% of franchise owners rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a franchise owner’s work environment?

As a whole, franchise owners rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of franchise owners enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a franchise owner.

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

3.8 out of 5 stars

116 franchise owners

5 Star
30%

30% of franchise owners rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
34%

34% of franchise owners rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
22%

22% of franchise owners rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
9%

9% of franchise owners rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
5%

5% of franchise owners rated their work environment 1 stars

Are franchise owners making the best use of their abilities?

Former franchise owners on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most franchise owners surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a franchise owner, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.

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

3.6 out of 5 stars

115 franchise owners

5 Star
29%

29% of franchise owners rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
28%

28% of franchise owners rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of franchise owners rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
10%

10% of franchise owners rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
6%

6% of franchise owners rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars