Riggers 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, riggers 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 riggers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Explosives worker | 3.4 | $50k |
| Faller | 3.4 | $48k |
| Plasterer | 3.3 | $48k |
| Air traffic controller | 3.3 | $130k |
| Rigger | 3.3 | $48k |
| Dairy farmer | 3.2 | $26k |
| Agricultural engineer | 3.2 | $83k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are riggers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do riggers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as riggers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are rigger’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are riggers making the best use of their abilities?
Are riggers happy with their salary?
Riggers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most riggers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked riggers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
102 riggers
18% of riggers rated their compensation 5 stars
28% of riggers rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of riggers rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of riggers rated their compensation 2 stars
7% of riggers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do riggers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, riggers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most riggers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked riggers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
104 riggers
15% of riggers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of riggers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
22% of riggers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
29% of riggers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of riggers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as riggers?
Riggers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of riggers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked riggers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
110 riggers
34% of riggers rated their career fit 5 stars
33% of riggers rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of riggers rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of riggers rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of riggers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a rigger’s work environment?
As a whole, riggers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of riggers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a rigger.
We asked riggers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
111 riggers
28% of riggers rated their work environment 5 stars
24% of riggers rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of riggers rated their work environment 3 stars
14% of riggers rated their work environment 2 stars
11% of riggers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are riggers making the best use of their abilities?
Former riggers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Most riggers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked riggers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
110 riggers
18% of riggers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
22% of riggers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of riggers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
24% of riggers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
15% of riggers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars