According to the UK survey, greater job satisfaction is down to workers having more flexibility and control over their daily routine.
The results are in line with previous studies that show money doesn't buy long-term happiness, the Daily Express reported.
A survey of 2,200 workers by the vocational awards body City & Guilds found that almost nine out of 10 gardeners and florists were happy in their job, compared with four out of five hairdressers and three out of four plumbers.
In contrast, just 44 per cent of finance and bank workers and 48 per cent of computer staff were happy.
Despite the presumption that jobs in banking, computing and human resources were often well-paid, in reality
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