Oil and gas rotary drill operators are below average when it comes to 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, oil and gas rotary drill operators rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 28% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy oil and gas rotary drill operators 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HVAC technician | 3.0 | $40k |
| Aircraft mechanic | 3.0 | $49k |
| Industrial machinery mechanic | 3.0 | $54k |
| Electrician | 3.0 | $40k |
| Elevator mechanic | 2.9 | $85k |
| Oil and gas rotary drill operator | 2.9 | $55k |
| Stonemason | 2.9 | $43k |
| Boilermaker | 2.9 | $63k |
| Sailor | 2.9 | $42k |
| Quarry rock splitter | 2.9 | $36k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are oil and gas rotary drill operators happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do oil and gas rotary drill operators find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as oil and gas rotary drill operators?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are oil and gas rotary drill operator’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are oil and gas rotary drill operators making the best use of their abilities?
Are oil and gas rotary drill operators happy with their salary?
Oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of oil and gas rotary drill operators are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked oil and gas rotary drill operators how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
47 oil and gas rotary drill operators
26% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their compensation 5 stars
34% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their compensation 4 stars
21% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their compensation 3 stars
6% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their compensation 2 stars
13% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their compensation 1 stars
Do oil and gas rotary drill operators find their jobs meaningful?
On average, oil and gas rotary drill operators rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.7/5. While most oil and gas rotary drill operators aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked oil and gas rotary drill operators how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
47 oil and gas rotary drill operators
6% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
21% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
21% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
26% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as oil and gas rotary drill operators?
Oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.4/5. The majority of oil and gas rotary drill operators find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked oil and gas rotary drill operators how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
50 oil and gas rotary drill operators
20% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their career fit 5 stars
32% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their career fit 4 stars
26% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their career fit 3 stars
12% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their career fit 2 stars
10% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an oil and gas rotary drill operator’s work environment?
As a whole, oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. A solid majority of oil and gas rotary drill operators enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an oil and gas rotary drill operator.
We asked oil and gas rotary drill operators how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
50 oil and gas rotary drill operators
14% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their work environment 4 stars
18% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their work environment 3 stars
16% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their work environment 2 stars
16% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their work environment 1 stars
Are oil and gas rotary drill operators making the best use of their abilities?
Former oil and gas rotary drill operators on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Oil and gas rotary drill operators tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked oil and gas rotary drill operators how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
50 oil and gas rotary drill operators
8% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
18% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
20% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
24% of oil and gas rotary drill operators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars