MRI technologists 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, MRI technologists rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 42% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy MRI technologists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologist assistant | 3.2 | $122k |
| Physical therapist assistant | 3.2 | $61k |
| Informatics nurse specialist | 3.2 | $89k |
| Nurse practitioner | 3.1 | $121k |
| MRI technologist | 3.1 | $77k |
| Chiropractor | 3.1 | $75k |
| Prosthodontist | 3.1 | $101k |
| Biotechnician | 3.1 | $48k |
| Dental hygienist | 3.1 | $75k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are MRI technologists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do MRI technologists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as MRI technologists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are MRI technologist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are MRI technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Are MRI technologists happy with their salary?
MRI technologists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most MRI technologists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked MRI technologists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
31 MRI technologists
23% of MRI technologists rated their compensation 5 stars
19% of MRI technologists rated their compensation 4 stars
35% of MRI technologists rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of MRI technologists rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of MRI technologists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do MRI technologists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, MRI technologists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. The majority of MRI technologists struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked MRI technologists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
31 MRI technologists
10% of MRI technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of MRI technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of MRI technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
29% of MRI technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of MRI technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as MRI technologists?
MRI technologists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of MRI technologists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked MRI technologists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
34 MRI technologists
24% of MRI technologists rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of MRI technologists rated their career fit 4 stars
24% of MRI technologists rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of MRI technologists rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of MRI technologists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a MRI technologist’s work environment?
As a whole, MRI technologists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked MRI technologists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
34 MRI technologists
15% of MRI technologists rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of MRI technologists rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of MRI technologists rated their work environment 3 stars
26% of MRI technologists rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of MRI technologists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are MRI technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Former MRI technologists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. MRI technologists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked MRI technologists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
34 MRI technologists
18% of MRI technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
15% of MRI technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
32% of MRI technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of MRI technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
15% of MRI technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars