Military air crew officers rate their happiness above average.
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, military air crew officers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 36% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy military air crew officers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation inspector | 3.5 | $80k |
| Ship captain | 3.5 | $82k |
| Military air crew officer | 3.4 | $202k |
| Explosives worker | 3.4 | $50k |
| Air traffic controller | 3.3 | $130k |
| Military aircrew member | 3.3 | $36k |
| Military tactical operations leader | 3.2 | $40k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are military air crew officers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do military air crew officers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as military air crew officers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are military air crew officer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are military air crew officers making the best use of their abilities?
Are military air crew officers happy with their salary?
Military air crew officers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.8/5. The majority of military air crew officers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked military air crew officers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
79 military air crew officers
35% of military air crew officers rated their compensation 5 stars
33% of military air crew officers rated their compensation 4 stars
20% of military air crew officers rated their compensation 3 stars
4% of military air crew officers rated their compensation 2 stars
8% of military air crew officers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do military air crew officers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, military air crew officers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.4/5. Unlike many careers, military air crew officers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become military air crew officers.
We asked military air crew officers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
80 military air crew officers
28% of military air crew officers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
30% of military air crew officers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
15% of military air crew officers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
14% of military air crew officers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
14% of military air crew officers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as military air crew officers?
Military air crew officers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of military air crew officers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked military air crew officers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
85 military air crew officers
39% of military air crew officers rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of military air crew officers rated their career fit 4 stars
16% of military air crew officers rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of military air crew officers rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of military air crew officers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a military air crew officer’s work environment?
As a whole, military air crew officers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of military air crew officers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a military air crew officer.
We asked military air crew officers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
86 military air crew officers
27% of military air crew officers rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of military air crew officers rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of military air crew officers rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of military air crew officers rated their work environment 2 stars
8% of military air crew officers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are military air crew officers making the best use of their abilities?
Former military air crew officers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most military air crew officers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a military air crew officer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked military air crew officers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
86 military air crew officers
21% of military air crew officers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of military air crew officers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of military air crew officers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
13% of military air crew officers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
13% of military air crew officers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars