Tree service technicians 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, tree service technicians rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 49% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy tree service technicians 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
Disaster recovery specialist
3.3
$41k
Geodesist
3.3
$69k
Rigger
3.3
$26k
Grain elevator worker
3.2
$7k
Golf course superintendent
3.2
$34k
Extraction worker
3.2
$51k
Arborist
3.1
$27k

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

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

Are tree service technicians happy with their salary?

Tree service technicians rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most tree service technicians having generally positive views of their salary.

We asked tree service technicians how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

3.2 out of 5 stars

48 tree service technicians

5 Star
17%

17% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
31%

31% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
21%

21% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
21%

21% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of tree service technicians rated their compensation 1 stars

Do tree service technicians find their jobs meaningful?

On average, tree service technicians rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most tree service technicians aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.

We asked tree service technicians how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

2.8 out of 5 stars

50 tree service technicians

5 Star
12%

12% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
22%

22% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
18%

18% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
26%

26% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
22%

22% of tree service technicians rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as tree service technicians?

Tree service technicians rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of tree service technicians find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked tree service technicians how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

3.9 out of 5 stars

56 tree service technicians

5 Star
29%

29% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
45%

45% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
16%

16% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
9%

9% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
2%

2% of tree service technicians rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a tree service technician’s work environment?

As a whole, tree service technicians rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of tree service technicians enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a tree service technician.

We asked tree service technicians how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

3.6 out of 5 stars

56 tree service technicians

5 Star
21%

21% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
38%

38% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
23%

23% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
14%

14% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
4%

4% of tree service technicians rated their work environment 1 stars

Are tree service technicians making the best use of their abilities?

Former tree service technicians 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 tree service technician.

We asked tree service technicians how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

2.7 out of 5 stars

56 tree service technicians

5 Star
9%

9% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
23%

23% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
16%

16% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
32%

32% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
20%

20% of tree service technicians rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars