Are securities and commodities brokers happy?

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, securities and commodities brokers rate their career happiness 2.7 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 11% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy securities and commodities brokers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:

Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers

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

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

Are securities and commodities brokers happy with their salary?

Securities and commodities brokers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most securities and commodities brokers having generally positive views of their salary.

Do securities and commodities brokers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, securities and commodities brokers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.2/5. The majority of securities and commodities brokers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as securities and commodities brokers?

Securities and commodities brokers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.4/5. The majority of securities and commodities brokers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

How enjoyable is a securities and commodities broker’s work environment?

As a whole, securities and commodities brokers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

Are securities and commodities brokers making the best use of their abilities?

Former securities and commodities brokers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Securities and commodities brokers tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.