
Based on the results of a recent Gallup survey, entrepreneurs are the happiest workers. In a poll of more than 100,000 Americans in 11 sectors, business owners scored highest (72.5) in "overall well-being".
The overall well-being was measured by questions on six key areas of their lifestyles: work environment, self-evaluation, physical health; healthy behaviors (such as not smoking), emotional satisfaction, and access to basic necessities (such as food, shelter and health care).
While business owners may not make as much money as professionals (ranked second) and managers/executives (ranked third), they rank in job satisfaction and work environment making them as the happiest Americans.