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What is the Construction Industry’s “Bliss Score”?

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    • Recently I’ve come across a number of articles reporting on what I will refer to as the “bliss” factor for employees, measuring, for example, happiness with their current career path, with the city in which they work, etc. CareerBliss has published a number of bliss lists, evaluating what it considers to be the “key factors” which affect work happiness, including, for example: “one’s relationship with their boss and co-workers, their work environment, job resources, compensation, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, their daily tasks, and job control over the work that they do on a daily basis” to come up with an overall “bliss rating” or “bliss score.” A number of you with careers in the construction industry have reported that you are blissfully happy.

    Recently, CareerBliss posted its list of Top 20 Happiest Jobs for 2014:

    • Research/Teaching Assistant
    • QA Analyst
    • Realtor
    • Loan Officer
    • Sales Representative
    • Controller
    • HR Manager
    • Software Engineer/Developer
    • Intern
    • Team Leader
    • Construction Manager
    • Facilities Manager
    • Marketing Consultant
    • Contractor
    • Designer
    • Finance Manager
    • Network Engineer
    • Property Manager
    • IT Consultant
    • General Manager (Retail)

    CareerBliss also recently posted its list of Top 10 Happiest and Unhappiest Cities to Work in 2014.

    Top 10 Happiest Cities to Work in 2014:

    • San Jose, California
    • Washington D.C.
    • San Francisco, California
    • Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Houston, Texas
    • Boston, Massachusetts
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • San Diego, California
    • Charlotte, North Carolina

    Top 10 Unhappiest Cities to Work in 2014:

    • Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Orlando, Florida
    • Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Denver, Colorado
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Tampa, Florida
    • Columbus, Ohio
    • Sacramento, California
    • Miami, Florida
    • Arlington, Virginia

    Additional Sources: CareerBliss, Top 10 Happiest and Unhappiest Cities to Work in 2014; CareerBliss, Top 20 Happiest Jobs in America for 2014 (Feb. 5, 2014); Forbes, The Happiest And Unhappiest Industries In 2014 (Feb. 24, 2014); CareerCast, The Least Stressful Jobs of 2014; CareerCast, The Most Stressful Jobs 2014; CareerCast, Jobs Rated 2013: Ranking 200 Jobs From Best to Worst; Pillsbury, Surprisingly, California Didn’t Make The Top Out-Bound Or In-Bound States Lists … But, You Might Be Surprised By Which Did
    Photo: Charles Henry, Aug. 23, 2011 – Creative Commons