Bank branch managers 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, bank branch managers rate their career happiness 2.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 15% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy bank branch managers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Risk management specialist | 2.8 | $70k |
| Supply chain manager | 2.8 | $107k |
| Budget analyst | 2.8 | $76k |
| Sales manager | 2.8 | $63k |
| Executive assistant | 2.8 | $48k |
| Bank branch manager | 2.8 | $105k |
| Bookkeeper | 2.7 | $37k |
| Logistician | 2.7 | $58k |
| Compensation and benefits manager | 2.7 | $115k |
| Recruiter | 2.7 | $55k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are bank branch managers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do bank branch managers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as bank branch managers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are bank branch manager’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are bank branch managers making the best use of their abilities?
Are bank branch managers happy with their salary?
Bank branch managers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most bank branch managers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked bank branch managers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
535 bank branch managers
13% of bank branch managers rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of bank branch managers rated their compensation 4 stars
29% of bank branch managers rated their compensation 3 stars
19% of bank branch managers rated their compensation 2 stars
13% of bank branch managers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do bank branch managers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, bank branch managers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. While most bank branch managers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked bank branch managers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
534 bank branch managers
10% of bank branch managers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
14% of bank branch managers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
25% of bank branch managers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
26% of bank branch managers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
25% of bank branch managers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as bank branch managers?
Bank branch managers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of bank branch managers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked bank branch managers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
568 bank branch managers
33% of bank branch managers rated their career fit 5 stars
32% of bank branch managers rated their career fit 4 stars
21% of bank branch managers rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of bank branch managers rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of bank branch managers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a bank branch manager’s work environment?
As a whole, bank branch managers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked bank branch managers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
569 bank branch managers
19% of bank branch managers rated their work environment 5 stars
29% of bank branch managers rated their work environment 4 stars
28% of bank branch managers rated their work environment 3 stars
16% of bank branch managers rated their work environment 2 stars
8% of bank branch managers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are bank branch managers making the best use of their abilities?
Former bank branch managers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Bank branch managers tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked bank branch managers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
573 bank branch managers
13% of bank branch managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
22% of bank branch managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
29% of bank branch managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
22% of bank branch managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
14% of bank branch managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars