Orthotists and prosthetists are below average when it comes to 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, orthotists and prosthetists rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 21% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy orthotists and prosthetists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric aide | 2.9 | $29k |
| Audiologist | 2.9 | $79k |
| Optician | 2.9 | $38k |
| Podiatrist | 2.9 | $146k |
| Cardiovascular technologist and technician | 2.9 | $61k |
| Orthotist and prosthetist | 2.9 | $75k |
| Clinical research coordinator | 2.8 | $138k |
| Home health aide | 2.8 | $22k |
| Psychiatric technician | 2.8 | $37k |
| Licensed practical nurse | 2.8 | $48k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are orthotists and prosthetists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do orthotists and prosthetists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as orthotists and prosthetists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are orthotist and prosthetist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are orthotists and prosthetists making the best use of their abilities?
Are orthotists and prosthetists happy with their salary?
Orthotists and prosthetists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.8/5. The majority of orthotists and prosthetists are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked orthotists and prosthetists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
20 orthotists and prosthetists
35% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their compensation 4 stars
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their compensation 3 stars
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their compensation 2 stars
Do orthotists and prosthetists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, orthotists and prosthetists 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 orthotists and prosthetists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
20 orthotists and prosthetists
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
25% of orthotists and prosthetists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
15% of orthotists and prosthetists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as orthotists and prosthetists?
Orthotists and prosthetists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.5/5. The majority of orthotists and prosthetists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked orthotists and prosthetists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
20 orthotists and prosthetists
10% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their career fit 5 stars
45% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their career fit 4 stars
25% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their career fit 3 stars
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is an orthotist and prosthetist’s work environment?
As a whole, orthotists and prosthetists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 2.9/5. A solid majority of orthotists and prosthetists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an orthotist and prosthetist.
We asked orthotists and prosthetists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
20 orthotists and prosthetists
20% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their work environment 5 stars
50% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their work environment 3 stars
5% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their work environment 2 stars
Are orthotists and prosthetists making the best use of their abilities?
Former orthotists and prosthetists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most orthotists and prosthetists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked orthotists and prosthetists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
20 orthotists and prosthetists
15% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
15% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
25% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
15% of orthotists and prosthetists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars