Are engineers happy with their lives?

Engineers 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, engineers rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 40% of careers.

Which engineers are most happy?

As the chart below shows, of the engineers highlighted in this report, a petroleum engineer not only makes the most money both early and through their mid-career, but they also have the highest satisfaction rate.