Nearly three-quarters of US workers love or like their jobs, according to a new YouGov report, drawing on surveys of more than 12,000 full- and part-time workers.
When it comes to loving their job, manager-level employees are 54% more likely than individual contributors to feel this way about their work.
YouGov’s new report, Employment enjoyment: US job satisfaction report 2025, explores how US workers feel about their job with detailed insights into specific industries, job type, age group, location, and more.
Key findings from the report include:
- Hybrid workers are more likely to love their jobs (42%) than remote (33%), or on-site workers (32%)
- 45% of Americans who work out every day love their jobs (vs 28% of workers who don’t exercise monthly)
- Americans with LGBTQ+ identities have more negative views of their jobs, with 63% liking or loving their jobs (vs 74% of all US workers)
- 89% of the workforce in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting “love” or “like” their jobs, the highest of any industry
- Salt Lake City-based employees love their jobs the most (50%), while Austin, Texas workers are most dissatisfied (11% hate their jobs)
- 68% Americans who started a new job in the last 12 months love or like their jobs (vs 62% who plan to start a new one this year)
“The majority of US workers enjoy their jobs, but the gaps across generation, identity, and industry show that US workers feel that there is still room to improve the employee experience,” says Reuben Staines, Head of Marketing at YouGov America. “Our research finds that US workers enjoy job flexibility, such as a hybrid work experience, and are more likely to have a positive relationship with their work experience as they move up from being individual contributors to managerial status and beyond.”
This analysis leverages YouGov’s panel of 6+ million Americans, combining insights from YouGov Surveys with syndicated datasets from YouGov Profiles to provide a comprehensive overview of how Americans feel about their jobs.
YouGov’s report is available for download here.
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