Non-Destructive testing specialists 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, non-destructive testing specialists rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 43% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy non-destructive testing specialists 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
Wind energy engineer
3.4
$109k
Systems architect
3.4
$102k
Naval architect
3.4
$105k
Network architect
3.4
$109k
Data scientist
3.3
$120k
Non-Destructive testing specialist
3.3
$63k
Disaster recovery specialist
3.3
$41k
Geospatial information scientist
3.3
$90k
Geodesist
3.3
$69k
Network administrator
3.2
$65k

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

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

Are non-destructive testing specialists happy with their salary?

Non-Destructive testing specialists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most non-destructive testing specialists having generally positive views of their salary.

We asked non-destructive testing specialists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

3.3 out of 5 stars

223 non-destructive testing specialists

5 Star
26%

26% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
16%

16% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
30%

30% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
14%

14% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their compensation 1 stars

Do non-destructive testing specialists find their jobs meaningful?

On average, non-destructive testing specialists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

We asked non-destructive testing specialists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.3 out of 5 stars

229 non-destructive testing specialists

5 Star
32%

32% of non-destructive testing specialists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
15%

15% of non-destructive testing specialists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
22%

22% of non-destructive testing specialists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
10%

10% of non-destructive testing specialists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
20%

20% of non-destructive testing specialists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as non-destructive testing specialists?

Non-Destructive testing specialists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of non-destructive testing specialists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked non-destructive testing specialists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

3.6 out of 5 stars

242 non-destructive testing specialists

5 Star
33%

33% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
22%

22% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
7%

7% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a non-destructive testing specialist’s work environment?

As a whole, non-destructive testing specialists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of non-destructive testing specialists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a non-destructive testing specialist.

We asked non-destructive testing specialists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

3.4 out of 5 stars

250 non-destructive testing specialists

5 Star
25%

25% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
27%

27% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
24%

24% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their work environment 1 stars

Are non-destructive testing specialists making the best use of their abilities?

Former non-destructive testing specialists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most non-destructive testing specialists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.

We asked non-destructive testing specialists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

3.2 out of 5 stars

245 non-destructive testing specialists

5 Star
22%

22% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
23%

23% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
23%

23% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
12%

12% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
19%

19% of non-destructive testing specialists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars