Roofers are one of the least happy careers in the United States.
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, roofers rate their career happiness 2.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 6% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy roofers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials removal worker | 2.6 | $36k |
| Traffic technician | 2.6 | $47k |
| Recreational vehicle service technician | 2.6 | $45k |
| Derrick operator | 2.6 | $65k |
| Drywall installer | 2.6 | $13k |
| Roofer | 2.6 | $12k |
| Butcher | 2.6 | $13k |
| Glazier | 2.6 | $29k |
| Exterminator | 2.5 | $43k |
| Forklift operator | 2.5 | $25k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are roofers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do roofers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as roofers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are roofer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are roofers making the best use of their abilities?
Are roofers happy with their salary?
Roofers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most roofers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked roofers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
226 roofers
13% of roofers rated their compensation 5 stars
31% of roofers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of roofers rated their compensation 3 stars
15% of roofers rated their compensation 2 stars
13% of roofers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do roofers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, roofers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.3/5. The majority of roofers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked roofers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.3 out of 5 stars
229 roofers
9% of roofers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
11% of roofers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of roofers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
25% of roofers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
35% of roofers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as roofers?
Roofers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.4/5. The majority of roofers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked roofers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
243 roofers
24% of roofers rated their career fit 5 stars
29% of roofers rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of roofers rated their career fit 3 stars
13% of roofers rated their career fit 2 stars
12% of roofers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a roofer’s work environment?
As a whole, roofers 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 roofers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
245 roofers
18% of roofers rated their work environment 5 stars
24% of roofers rated their work environment 4 stars
27% of roofers rated their work environment 3 stars
17% of roofers rated their work environment 2 stars
15% of roofers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are roofers making the best use of their abilities?
Former roofers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.7/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being a roofer.
We asked roofers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
244 roofers
15% of roofers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
16% of roofers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
19% of roofers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
24% of roofers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
26% of roofers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars