Computer crime investigators 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 crime investigators rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 43% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy computer crime investigators 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IT security consultant | 3.2 | $60k |
| Security engineer | 3.2 | $74k |
| Software engineer | 3.2 | $93k |
| Audio and video equipment technician | 3.2 | $46k |
| Statistician | 3.2 | $91k |
| IT manager | 3.1 | $79k |
| Electrical engineer | 3.1 | $97k |
| Bailiff | 3.1 | $48k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are computer crime investigators happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do computer crime investigators find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as computer crime investigators?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are computer crime investigator’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are computer crime investigators making the best use of their abilities?
Are computer crime investigators happy with their salary?
Computer crime investigators rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most computer crime investigators having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked computer crime investigators how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
30 computer crime investigators
10% of computer crime investigators rated their compensation 5 stars
30% of computer crime investigators rated their compensation 4 stars
33% of computer crime investigators rated their compensation 3 stars
10% of computer crime investigators rated their compensation 2 stars
17% of computer crime investigators rated their compensation 1 stars
Do computer crime investigators find their jobs meaningful?
On average, computer crime investigators rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most computer crime investigators aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked computer crime investigators how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
30 computer crime investigators
7% of computer crime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
27% of computer crime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
30% of computer crime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of computer crime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of computer crime investigators rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as computer crime investigators?
Computer crime investigators rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of computer crime investigators find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked computer crime investigators how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
31 computer crime investigators
23% of computer crime investigators rated their career fit 5 stars
42% of computer crime investigators rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of computer crime investigators rated their career fit 3 stars
16% of computer crime investigators rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a computer crime investigator’s work environment?
As a whole, computer crime investigators rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of computer crime investigators enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a computer crime investigator.
We asked computer crime investigators how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
30 computer crime investigators
17% of computer crime investigators rated their work environment 5 stars
40% of computer crime investigators rated their work environment 4 stars
10% of computer crime investigators rated their work environment 3 stars
30% of computer crime investigators rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of computer crime investigators rated their work environment 1 stars
Are computer crime investigators making the best use of their abilities?
Former computer crime investigators on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most computer crime investigators are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked computer crime investigators how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
31 computer crime investigators
16% of computer crime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of computer crime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
39% of computer crime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
10% of computer crime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
10% of computer crime investigators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars