Investment fund managers 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, investment fund managers rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 48% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy investment fund 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Product manager | 3.3 | $85k |
| Financial quantitative analyst | 3.3 | $73k |
| Money manager | 3.2 | $69k |
| Consultant | 3.2 | $77k |
| Management consultant | 3.2 | $87k |
| Investment fund manager | 3.2 | $125k |
| Search marketing strategist | 3.2 | $90k |
| Statistician | 3.2 | $96k |
| Operations manager | 3.1 | $98k |
| Marketing manager | 3.1 | $135k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are investment fund managers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do investment fund managers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as investment fund managers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are investment fund manager’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are investment fund managers making the best use of their abilities?
Are investment fund managers happy with their salary?
Investment fund managers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.6/5. The majority of investment fund managers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked investment fund managers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
113 investment fund managers
27% of investment fund managers rated their compensation 5 stars
29% of investment fund managers rated their compensation 4 stars
22% of investment fund managers rated their compensation 3 stars
15% of investment fund managers rated their compensation 2 stars
6% of investment fund managers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do investment fund managers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, investment fund managers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most investment fund managers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked investment fund managers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
114 investment fund managers
15% of investment fund managers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
18% of investment fund managers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of investment fund managers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
30% of investment fund managers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
18% of investment fund managers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as investment fund managers?
Investment fund managers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of investment fund managers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked investment fund managers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
123 investment fund managers
29% of investment fund managers rated their career fit 5 stars
33% of investment fund managers rated their career fit 4 stars
28% of investment fund managers rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of investment fund managers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of investment fund managers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an investment fund manager’s work environment?
As a whole, investment fund managers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of investment fund managers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an investment fund manager.
We asked investment fund managers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
122 investment fund managers
25% of investment fund managers rated their work environment 5 stars
34% of investment fund managers rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of investment fund managers rated their work environment 3 stars
14% of investment fund managers rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of investment fund managers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are investment fund managers making the best use of their abilities?
Former investment fund managers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most investment fund managers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked investment fund managers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
125 investment fund managers
19% of investment fund managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
29% of investment fund managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of investment fund managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of investment fund managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
3% of investment fund managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars