Veterinary assistants rate their happiness above average.
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, veterinary assistants rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 30% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy veterinary assistants 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dog walker | 3.7 | $26k |
| Wildlife enforcement officer | 3.6 | $56k |
| Animal scientist | 3.5 | $65k |
| Veterinary assistant | 3.5 | $30k |
| Veterinary technologist | 3.4 | $37k |
| Kennel technician | 3.4 | $19k |
| Animal control worker | 3.4 | $39k |
| Dog groomer | 3.2 | $23k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are veterinary assistants happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do veterinary assistants find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as veterinary assistants?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are veterinary assistant’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are veterinary assistants making the best use of their abilities?
Are veterinary assistants happy with their salary?
Veterinary assistants rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Veterinary assistants tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked veterinary assistants how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
1451 veterinary assistants
10% of veterinary assistants rated their compensation 5 stars
16% of veterinary assistants rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of veterinary assistants rated their compensation 3 stars
26% of veterinary assistants rated their compensation 2 stars
22% of veterinary assistants rated their compensation 1 stars
Do veterinary assistants find their jobs meaningful?
On average, veterinary assistants rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.6/5. Unlike many careers, veterinary assistants have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become veterinary assistants.
We asked veterinary assistants how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
1461 veterinary assistants
27% of veterinary assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
30% of veterinary assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
24% of veterinary assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
12% of veterinary assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
7% of veterinary assistants rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as veterinary assistants?
Veterinary assistants rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of veterinary assistants find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked veterinary assistants how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
1582 veterinary assistants
40% of veterinary assistants rated their career fit 5 stars
36% of veterinary assistants rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of veterinary assistants rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of veterinary assistants rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of veterinary assistants rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a veterinary assistant’s work environment?
As a whole, veterinary assistants rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of veterinary assistants enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a veterinary assistant.
We asked veterinary assistants how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
1574 veterinary assistants
29% of veterinary assistants rated their work environment 5 stars
33% of veterinary assistants rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of veterinary assistants rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of veterinary assistants rated their work environment 2 stars
5% of veterinary assistants rated their work environment 1 stars
Are veterinary assistants making the best use of their abilities?
Former veterinary assistants on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most veterinary assistants are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked veterinary assistants how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
1577 veterinary assistants
21% of veterinary assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
27% of veterinary assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
27% of veterinary assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of veterinary assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
7% of veterinary assistants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars