Bill and account collectors 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, bill and account collectors rate their career happiness 2.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 1% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy bill and account collectors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Loan officer | 2.5 | $58k |
| Underwriter | 2.5 | $68k |
| Teller | 2.5 | $29k |
| Auditor | 2.5 | $65k |
| Insurance sales agent | 2.3 | $43k |
| Bill and account collector | 2.2 | $38k |
| Insurance appraiser | 2.1 | $59k |
| Telemarketer | 1.8 | $32k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are bill and account collectors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do bill and account collectors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as bill and account collectors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are bill and account collector’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are bill and account collectors making the best use of their abilities?
Are bill and account collectors happy with their salary?
Bill and account collectors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Bill and account collectors tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked bill and account collectors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
626 bill and account collectors
8% of bill and account collectors rated their compensation 5 stars
20% of bill and account collectors rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of bill and account collectors rated their compensation 3 stars
23% of bill and account collectors rated their compensation 2 stars
21% of bill and account collectors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do bill and account collectors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, bill and account collectors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 1.8/5. The majority of bill and account collectors struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked bill and account collectors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
1.8 out of 5 stars
625 bill and account collectors
3% of bill and account collectors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
5% of bill and account collectors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
14% of bill and account collectors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
27% of bill and account collectors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
51% of bill and account collectors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as bill and account collectors?
Bill and account collectors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.1/5. The majority of bill and account collectors don’t see personality fit as a hinderence in their career.
We asked bill and account collectors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
665 bill and account collectors
17% of bill and account collectors rated their career fit 5 stars
27% of bill and account collectors rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of bill and account collectors rated their career fit 3 stars
17% of bill and account collectors rated their career fit 2 stars
15% of bill and account collectors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a bill and account collector’s work environment?
As a whole, bill and account collectors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 2.9/5. Some bill and account collectors are happy with their work environment, but it does not seem to be a meaningful contributer to career satisfaction for most.
We asked bill and account collectors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
664 bill and account collectors
12% of bill and account collectors rated their work environment 5 stars
24% of bill and account collectors rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of bill and account collectors rated their work environment 3 stars
21% of bill and account collectors rated their work environment 2 stars
17% of bill and account collectors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are bill and account collectors making the best use of their abilities?
Former bill and account collectors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.3/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being a bill and account collector.
We asked bill and account collectors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.3 out of 5 stars
669 bill and account collectors
5% of bill and account collectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
13% of bill and account collectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
21% of bill and account collectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
29% of bill and account collectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
32% of bill and account collectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars