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 | $30k |
| Veterinary technologist | 3.4 | $37k |
| Kennel technician | 3.4 | $19k |
| Aquacultural manager | 3.4 | $73k |
| Animal control worker | 3.4 | $39k |
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
10% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 5 stars
16% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 4 stars
25% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 3 stars
27% of kennel technicians rated their compensation 2 stars
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
18% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
23% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
27% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
19% of kennel technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
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
40% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 4 stars
15% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of kennel technicians rated their career fit 2 stars
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
30% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of kennel technicians rated their work environment 2 stars
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
17% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
19% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
24% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
19% of kennel technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars