Nannies 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, nannies rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 46% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy nannies 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
School principal
3.5
$96k
Physical education teacher
3.5
$26k
School counselor
3.5
$38k
Art teacher
3.4
$45k
Teacher assistant
3.3
$20k
Nanny
3.3
$9k
Childcare program administrator
3.2
$31k
Educational administrator
3.2
$65k
Childcare worker
3.2
$2k
Preschool teacher
3.2
$9k

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

Are nannies happy with their salary?

Nannies rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most nannies having generally positive views of their salary.

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

3.3 out of 5 stars

2996 nannies

5 Star
18%

18% of nannies rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
30%

30% of nannies rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
24%

24% of nannies rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
16%

16% of nannies rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
11%

11% of nannies rated their compensation 1 stars

Do nannies find their jobs meaningful?

On average, nannies rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

We asked nannies how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.2 out of 5 stars

3002 nannies

5 Star
18%

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

4 Star
26%

26% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
18%

18% of nannies rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
13%

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

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

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

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

4.0 out of 5 stars

3240 nannies

5 Star
42%

42% of nannies rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
34%

34% of nannies rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
14%

14% of nannies rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
5%

5% of nannies rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
4%

4% of nannies rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a nanny’s work environment?

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

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

3.7 out of 5 stars

3236 nannies

5 Star
28%

28% of nannies rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
34%

34% of nannies rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
21%

21% of nannies rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
11%

11% of nannies rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
6%

6% of nannies rated their work environment 1 stars

Are nannies making the best use of their abilities?

Former nannies on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Nannies tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.

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

2.8 out of 5 stars

3244 nannies

5 Star
13%

13% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
17%

17% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
25%

25% of nannies rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
19%

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