Employees in education, health care and government are the most frustrated about their industry's pay, according to a report from USA Today.

This is likely one reason why education and health services have a higher-than average vacancy rate of roughly 6%, compared to about 5% across all industries, according to data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Those in the pharma and biotechnology, food and utilities industries are the least aggravated.

Burger, Meta, Novartis and Amazon are the least likely to gripe. So are those who work for Google and In-N-Out Burger. 

The study is one of the most audacious of its type. USA Today reviewed 500 companies. 

Rate of pay frustration by industry:

• Education — 60%
  
• Healthcare —  56% 
• Government Services — 52% 
• Business Services & Supplies — 22%
• Travel & Leisure —  20% 
• Banking and Financial Services —  15%
• Insurance —  13% 
• Retail & wholesale — 12% 
• Transportation and Logistics — 9%
• Clothing shoes, sports equipment — 9%
• Media & Advertising — 6% 
• Aerospace & Defense — 3%
• Health Acre Equipment & Services — 1%
• Professional services — 2%
• Packaged Goods — 7%
• Semi-Conductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment — 11%
• Restaurants — 13%
• Automotive (automotive and suppliers) — 9%
• Telecommunications Services, Cable Suppliers — 22%
• Construction, Oil & Gas Operations, Mining and Chemicals — 25%
• IT, Internet, Software & Services — 25%
• Engineering Manufacturing —  29%
• Utilities —  31%
• Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol & Tobacco —  32%
• Pharma & Biotechnology —  42% 

You will kindly note that the media & advertising vertical had fallen off by 6%.

Employees in education, healthcare and

government are the most frustrated about pay, according to our research.

• Meanwhile, employees in the pharma and biotechnology, food and beverage and utilities industries are the least frustrated about pay.
• Employees in the education industry register the most complaints about pay, but also give their organizations the highest overall ratings.I