by Shane Henson — April 18, 2012—Professionals seeking rewarding and well-paying careers should seriously consider property management, especially if they enjoy helping others, according to a recent survey from CareerBliss.com, which ranked property management as No. 2—tied with executive chefs and surpassed only by software quality assurance engineers—as the “Happiest Job in America.”
This comes as no surprise to many already working in the profession. According to James Evans, president of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), “Being in a rewarding career and operating in a collegial work environment truly is a winning combination for those in any job sector. Property managers, now recognized again as among the happiest of workers, enjoy the many benefits of this happiness in their jobs. Experts tell us that happy workers are more creative, efficient, healthy, and congenial with clients and colleagues. They are better communicators, higher energy and more committed to their jobs. We would welcome others to share our happiness as property managers.”
According to CareerBliss, the careers that made the “happiest jobs in America” list were based on an analysis by the company of more than 100,400 employee-generated reviews between February 2011 and January 2012. Employees were asked to rate 10 factors that affect workplace happiness, including one’s relationship with the boss and co-workers, work environment, job resources, compensation, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, daily tasks, and control over the work one does on a daily basis. The employees valued each factor on a five-point scale, and also indicated how important it was to their overall happiness at work.
The numbers were combined to find an average rating of overall employee happiness for each respondent, and then sorted by job titles to find which occupations had the happiest workers. A minimum of 50 employee reviews was required to be considered for CareerBliss’ 20 Happiest Jobs in America, and executive-level jobs, like chief executive officer (CEO), were excluded from the study.
