Physical education teachers rate their happiness above average.
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, physical education teachers rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 32% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy physical education teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sports writer | 3.6 | $28k |
| Fitness trainer | 3.6 | $41k |
| School principal | 3.5 | $98k |
| Golf pro | 3.5 | $36k |
| Personal trainer | 3.5 | $35k |
| Physical education teacher | 3.5 | $72k |
| Fitness coordinator | 3.5 | $91k |
| Athletic trainer | 3.3 | $48k |
| Exercise physiologist | 3.3 | $48k |
| Teacher assistant | 3.3 | $24k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are physical education teachers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do physical education teachers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as physical education teachers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are physical education teacher’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are physical education teachers making the best use of their abilities?
Are physical education teachers happy with their salary?
Physical education teachers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Physical education teachers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked physical education teachers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
249 physical education teachers
10% of physical education teachers rated their compensation 5 stars
20% of physical education teachers rated their compensation 4 stars
29% of physical education teachers rated their compensation 3 stars
26% of physical education teachers rated their compensation 2 stars
14% of physical education teachers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do physical education teachers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, physical education teachers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.4/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked physical education teachers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
252 physical education teachers
22% of physical education teachers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
23% of physical education teachers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
33% of physical education teachers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
15% of physical education teachers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
8% of physical education teachers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as physical education teachers?
Physical education teachers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of physical education teachers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked physical education teachers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
269 physical education teachers
39% of physical education teachers rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of physical education teachers rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of physical education teachers rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of physical education teachers rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of physical education teachers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a physical education teacher’s work environment?
As a whole, physical education teachers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of physical education teachers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a physical education teacher.
We asked physical education teachers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
270 physical education teachers
29% of physical education teachers rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of physical education teachers rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of physical education teachers rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of physical education teachers rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of physical education teachers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are physical education teachers making the best use of their abilities?
Former physical education teachers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most physical education teachers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked physical education teachers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
267 physical education teachers
21% of physical education teachers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
23% of physical education teachers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of physical education teachers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
19% of physical education teachers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of physical education teachers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars