Podiatrists 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, podiatrists rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 23% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy podiatrists 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
Hospitalist
2.9
$201k
Respiratory therapist
2.9
$63k
Ophthalmic medical technician
2.9
$21k
Audiologist
2.9
$92k
Optician
2.9
$23k
Podiatrist
2.9
$141k
Cardiovascular technologist
2.9
$59k
Orthotist
2.9
$71k
Clinical research coordinator
2.8
$54k
Licensed practical nurse
2.8
$41k

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

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

Are podiatrists happy with their salary?

Podiatrists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most podiatrists having generally positive views of their salary.

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

3.2 out of 5 stars

29 podiatrists

5 Star
14%

14% of podiatrists rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
31%

31% of podiatrists rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of podiatrists rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
17%

17% of podiatrists rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of podiatrists rated their compensation 1 stars

Do podiatrists find their jobs meaningful?

On average, podiatrists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most podiatrists aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.

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

2.9 out of 5 stars

30 podiatrists

5 Star
17%

17% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
17%

17% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
27%

27% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
20%

20% of podiatrists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Podiatrists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of podiatrists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

3.8 out of 5 stars

34 podiatrists

5 Star
32%

32% of podiatrists rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
35%

35% of podiatrists rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
18%

18% of podiatrists rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
6%

6% of podiatrists rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
9%

9% of podiatrists rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a podiatrist’s work environment?

As a whole, podiatrists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.1/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

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

3.1 out of 5 stars

34 podiatrists

5 Star
24%

24% of podiatrists rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
15%

15% of podiatrists rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
29%

29% of podiatrists rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
15%

15% of podiatrists rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
18%

18% of podiatrists rated their work environment 1 stars

Are podiatrists making the best use of their abilities?

Former podiatrists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Podiatrists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.

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

3.0 out of 5 stars

32 podiatrists

5 Star
25%

25% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
16%

16% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
13%

13% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
31%

31% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
16%

16% of podiatrists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars