Computer systems engineers 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, computer systems engineers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 40% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy computer systems engineers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Full stack developer | 3.4 | $70k |
| Back-End developer | 3.4 | $67k |
| Technical product manager | 3.4 | $78k |
| Wind energy engineer | 3.4 | $99k |
| Systems architect | 3.4 | $102k |
| Computer systems engineer | 3.4 | $90k |
| Computer network architect | 3.4 | $109k |
| Database architect | 3.3 | $90k |
| Broadcast and sound engineering technician | 3.3 | $41k |
| Computer and information research scientist | 3.3 | $118k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are computer systems engineers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do computer systems engineers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as computer systems engineers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are computer systems engineer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are computer systems engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Are computer systems engineers happy with their salary?
Computer systems engineers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.4/5. The majority of computer systems engineers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked computer systems engineers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
544 computer systems engineers
19% of computer systems engineers rated their compensation 5 stars
35% of computer systems engineers rated their compensation 4 stars
23% of computer systems engineers rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of computer systems engineers rated their compensation 2 stars
9% of computer systems engineers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do computer systems engineers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, computer systems engineers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.0/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked computer systems engineers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
554 computer systems engineers
18% of computer systems engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
20% of computer systems engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
24% of computer systems engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
23% of computer systems engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
15% of computer systems engineers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as computer systems engineers?
Computer systems engineers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of computer systems engineers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked computer systems engineers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
639 computer systems engineers
32% of computer systems engineers rated their career fit 5 stars
40% of computer systems engineers rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of computer systems engineers rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of computer systems engineers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of computer systems engineers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a computer systems engineer’s work environment?
As a whole, computer systems engineers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of computer systems engineers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a computer systems engineer.
We asked computer systems engineers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
640 computer systems engineers
26% of computer systems engineers rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of computer systems engineers rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of computer systems engineers rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of computer systems engineers rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of computer systems engineers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are computer systems engineers making the best use of their abilities?
Former computer systems engineers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most computer systems engineers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked computer systems engineers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
636 computer systems engineers
21% of computer systems engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of computer systems engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
26% of computer systems engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
19% of computer systems engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of computer systems engineers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars