Military tactical operations leaders 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, military tactical operations leaders 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 military tactical operations leaders 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Military air crew officer | 3.4 | $202k |
| Military aircrew member | 3.3 | $36k |
| Transit police officer | 3.2 | $65k |
| Police officer | 3.2 | $65k |
| Military tactical operations leader | 3.2 | $40k |
| Sheriff | 3.2 | $65k |
| Shipmate | 3.1 | $82k |
| Armored assault vehicle crew member | 3.0 | $35k |
| Infantry soldier | 3.0 | $31k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are military tactical operations leaders happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do military tactical operations leaders find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as military tactical operations leaders?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are military tactical operations leader’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are military tactical operations leaders making the best use of their abilities?
Are military tactical operations leaders happy with their salary?
Military tactical operations leaders rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most military tactical operations leaders having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked military tactical operations leaders how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
701 military tactical operations leaders
21% of military tactical operations leaders rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of military tactical operations leaders rated their compensation 4 stars
25% of military tactical operations leaders rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of military tactical operations leaders rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of military tactical operations leaders rated their compensation 1 stars
Do military tactical operations leaders find their jobs meaningful?
On average, military tactical operations leaders rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.6/5. Unlike many careers, military tactical operations leaders have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become military tactical operations leaders.
We asked military tactical operations leaders how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
703 military tactical operations leaders
34% of military tactical operations leaders rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
25% of military tactical operations leaders rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
18% of military tactical operations leaders rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
11% of military tactical operations leaders rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
13% of military tactical operations leaders rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as military tactical operations leaders?
Military tactical operations leaders rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of military tactical operations leaders find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked military tactical operations leaders how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
745 military tactical operations leaders
39% of military tactical operations leaders rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of military tactical operations leaders rated their career fit 4 stars
16% of military tactical operations leaders rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of military tactical operations leaders rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of military tactical operations leaders rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a military tactical operations leader’s work environment?
As a whole, military tactical operations leaders rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of military tactical operations leaders enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a military tactical operations leader.
We asked military tactical operations leaders how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
743 military tactical operations leaders
31% of military tactical operations leaders rated their work environment 5 stars
30% of military tactical operations leaders rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of military tactical operations leaders rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of military tactical operations leaders rated their work environment 2 stars
7% of military tactical operations leaders rated their work environment 1 stars
Are military tactical operations leaders making the best use of their abilities?
Former military tactical operations leaders on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most military tactical operations leaders surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a military tactical operations leader, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked military tactical operations leaders how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
747 military tactical operations leaders
27% of military tactical operations leaders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of military tactical operations leaders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
21% of military tactical operations leaders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
15% of military tactical operations leaders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of military tactical operations leaders rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars