Magnetic resonance imaging technologists 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, magnetic resonance imaging technologists 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 magnetic resonance imaging technologists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologist assistant | 3.2 | $112k |
| Physical therapist assistant | 3.2 | $53k |
| Informatics nurse specialist | 3.2 | $89k |
| Nurse practitioner | 3.1 | $105k |
| Magnetic resonance imaging technologist | 3.1 | $73k |
| Chiropractor | 3.1 | $70k |
| Prosthodontist | 3.1 | N/A |
| Biotechnician | 3.1 | $45k |
| Dental hygienist | 3.1 | $75k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are magnetic resonance imaging technologists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do magnetic resonance imaging technologists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as magnetic resonance imaging technologists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are magnetic resonance imaging technologist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are magnetic resonance imaging technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Are magnetic resonance imaging technologists happy with their salary?
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most magnetic resonance imaging technologists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked magnetic resonance imaging technologists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
31 magnetic resonance imaging technologists
23% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their compensation 5 stars
19% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their compensation 4 stars
35% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their compensation 2 stars
10% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do magnetic resonance imaging technologists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, magnetic resonance imaging technologists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.6/5. The majority of magnetic resonance imaging technologists struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.
We asked magnetic resonance imaging technologists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
31 magnetic resonance imaging technologists
10% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
29% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as magnetic resonance imaging technologists?
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of magnetic resonance imaging technologists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked magnetic resonance imaging technologists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
34 magnetic resonance imaging technologists
24% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their career fit 4 stars
24% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a magnetic resonance imaging technologist’s work environment?
As a whole, magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked magnetic resonance imaging technologists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
34 magnetic resonance imaging technologists
15% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their work environment 3 stars
26% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are magnetic resonance imaging technologists making the best use of their abilities?
Former magnetic resonance imaging technologists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked magnetic resonance imaging technologists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
34 magnetic resonance imaging technologists
18% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
15% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
32% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
21% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
15% of magnetic resonance imaging technologists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars