{"id":856,"date":"2017-06-19T12:15:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T12:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=856"},"modified":"2017-06-19T12:08:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T12:08:35","slug":"job-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/job-security\/","title":{"rendered":"73% of Engineers Say Their Jobs Are &#8216;Very Secure&#8217; or &#8216;Secure Enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Engineers feel more confident about their job security than any other\u00a0tech worker.<\/p>\n<p>About 73% of engineers rated their jobs as\u00a0&#8220;very secure&#8221; or &#8220;secure enough,&#8221; according to the latest reading of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/other\/all-department\/82-how-secure-do-you-feel-your-job-is-at-your-company\">ongoing query<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/\">Comparably<\/a>. The average for all workers in tech\u00a0was 66%.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ENGX.png\" alt=\"ENGX\" width=\"474\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ENGX-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ENGX.png 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 85vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All workers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ALLZ.png\" alt=\"ALLZ\" width=\"1005\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ALLZ-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ALLZ-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ALLZ.png 1005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The most secure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Engineers were most confident in their job security (73%), followed next by those in HR, IT, and executive roles at tech companies (all at 66%).<\/p>\n<p>HR:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/82-how-secure-do-you-feel-your-job-is-at-your-company\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-864\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-864\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HRZ.png\" alt=\"HRZ\" width=\"471\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HRZ-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/HRZ.png 471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 85vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IT:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/82-how-secure-do-you-feel-your-job-is-at-your-company\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ITZ.png\" alt=\"ITZ\" width=\"473\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ITZ-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ITZ.png 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 85vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Executive:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/82-how-secure-do-you-feel-your-job-is-at-your-company\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-866\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-866\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/EXECZ.png\" alt=\"EXECZ\" width=\"471\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/EXECZ-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/EXECZ.png 471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 85vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The least secure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Workers in administrative roles, marketing, operations, and sales\u00a0reported the least confidence in their job security, showing the highest rates of being &#8220;insecure&#8221; and &#8220;very insecure&#8221; about their jobs. (The average for tech workers overall was 15%.)<\/p>\n<p>Administrative:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/82-how-secure-do-you-feel-your-job-is-at-your-company\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-871\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ADMINx.png\" alt=\"ADMINx\" width=\"465\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ADMINx-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ADMINx.png 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 85vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marketing:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/MARKTGx.png\" alt=\"MARKTGx\" width=\"467\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/MARKTGx-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/MARKTGx.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Operations:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/OPSx.png\" alt=\"OPSx\" width=\"464\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/OPSx-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/OPSx.png 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 85vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sales:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/SALESx.png\" alt=\"SALESx\" width=\"468\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/SALESx-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/SALESx.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 85vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The oldest workers say they have the least job security<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Workers age 46 and up have the lowest confidence in their job security. Workers aged 56 to 60 were the least confident, with 27% saying they were either &#8220;insecure&#8221; or &#8220;very insecure&#8221; about their jobs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/82-how-secure-do-you-feel-your-job-is-at-your-company\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-867\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60.png\" alt=\"56-60\" width=\"470\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60.png 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 85vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineers feel more confident about their job security than any other\u00a0tech worker. About 73% of engineers rated their jobs as\u00a0&#8220;very secure&#8221; or &#8220;secure enough,&#8221; according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The average for all workers in tech\u00a0was 66%. 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