Building and construction inspectors 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, building and construction inspectors rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 42% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy building and construction inspectors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Radio mechanic | 3.1 | $55k |
| Welder | 3.1 | $38k |
| Pump operator | 3.1 | $45k |
| Locksmith | 3.1 | $42k |
| Building and construction inspector | 3.1 | $61k |
| Petroleum engineer | 3.1 | $138k |
| Solar thermal installer | 3.1 | $37k |
| Locomotive engineer | 3.1 | $67k |
| Irrigation technician | 3.1 | $30k |
| Logging worker | 3.1 | $42k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are building and construction inspectors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do building and construction inspectors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as building and construction inspectors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are building and construction inspector’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are building and construction inspectors making the best use of their abilities?
Are building and construction inspectors happy with their salary?
Building and construction inspectors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most building and construction inspectors having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked building and construction inspectors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
115 building and construction inspectors
17% of building and construction inspectors rated their compensation 5 stars
22% of building and construction inspectors rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of building and construction inspectors rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of building and construction inspectors rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of building and construction inspectors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do building and construction inspectors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, building and construction inspectors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most building and construction inspectors aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked building and construction inspectors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
115 building and construction inspectors
19% of building and construction inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of building and construction inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of building and construction inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
19% of building and construction inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
24% of building and construction inspectors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as building and construction inspectors?
Building and construction inspectors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of building and construction inspectors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked building and construction inspectors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
128 building and construction inspectors
30% of building and construction inspectors rated their career fit 5 stars
31% of building and construction inspectors rated their career fit 4 stars
20% of building and construction inspectors rated their career fit 3 stars
12% of building and construction inspectors rated their career fit 2 stars
8% of building and construction inspectors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a building and construction inspector’s work environment?
As a whole, building and construction inspectors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.5/5. A solid majority of building and construction inspectors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a building and construction inspector.
We asked building and construction inspectors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
128 building and construction inspectors
23% of building and construction inspectors rated their work environment 5 stars
35% of building and construction inspectors rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of building and construction inspectors rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of building and construction inspectors rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of building and construction inspectors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are building and construction inspectors making the best use of their abilities?
Former building and construction inspectors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Building and construction inspectors tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked building and construction inspectors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
129 building and construction inspectors
17% of building and construction inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
21% of building and construction inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of building and construction inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
20% of building and construction inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
19% of building and construction inspectors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars