A thinktank looking at national wellbeing has released some research into the most satisfying careers. The most well-paid aren't the happiest, according to the results, as reported by the BBC. Members of the clergy, who earn on average £20,568 a year, are the most satisfied of all. They're followed by highly paid chief executives, but at number four another low-paid profession, that of company secretary, pops up.

Below are the top 10 occupations, their mean income and their life satisfaction rating.

1. Clergy

£20,568

8.291

2. Chief executives and senior officials

£117,700

7.957

3. Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture

£31,721

7.946

4. Company secretaries

£18,176

7.93

5. Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

£42,898

7.891

6. Health care practice managers

£31,267

7.843

7. Medical practitioners

£70,648

7.836

8. Farmers

£24,520

7.808

9. Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

£32,470

7.795

10. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors

£35,316

7.795

Not so happy? A builder at work in Camberwell, south London. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian

Down at the bottom things are maybe a little more predictable – though, like everything in the survey, this might not tally with your experience.

265. Plastics process operatives

£21,066

6.722

266. Bar staff

£7,317

6.686

267. Care escorts

£7,343

6.614

268. Sports and leisure assistants

£11,651

6.607

269. Telephone salespersons

£17,362

6.605

270. Floorers and wall tilers

£23,547

6.571

271. Industrial cleaning process occupations

£15,241

6.563

272. Debt, rent and other cash collectors

£17,371

6.561

273. Elementary construction occupations

£20,910

6.389

274. Publicans and managers of licensed premises

£25,222

6.38

Tell us what you think of the results, and whether you know different.