Kennel technicians 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, kennel technicians rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 36% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy kennel technicians 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
Veterinary assistant
3.5
$10k
Veterinary technologist
3.4
$19k
Kennel technician
3.4
$12k
Aquacultural manager
3.4
$79k
Animal control worker
3.4
$11k

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

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

Are kennel technicians happy with their salary?

Kennel technicians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Kennel technicians tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

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

2.7 out of 5 stars

456 kennel technicians

5 Star
10%

10% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
16%

16% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
27%

27% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
22%

22% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 1 stars

Do kennel technicians find their jobs meaningful?

On average, kennel technicians 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 kennel technicians how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.1 out of 5 stars

458 kennel technicians

5 Star
18%

18% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
23%

23% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
27%

27% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
19%

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

1 Star
13%

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

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

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

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

4.0 out of 5 stars

491 kennel technicians

5 Star
40%

40% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
35%

35% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
15%

15% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
6%

6% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
3%

3% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a kennel technician’s work environment?

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

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

3.7 out of 5 stars

493 kennel technicians

5 Star
30%

30% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
32%

32% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
21%

21% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
11%

11% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
7%

7% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 1 stars

Are kennel technicians making the best use of their abilities?

Former kennel technicians on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.9/5. Kennel technicians tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.

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

2.9 out of 5 stars

494 kennel technicians

5 Star
17%

17% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
19%

19% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
24%

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

2 Star
21%

21% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
19%

19% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars