Singers are one of the happiest careers in the United States.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, singers rate their career happiness 4.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 2% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy singers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music producer | 4.3 | $34k |
| Lyricist | 4.3 | $26k |
| Singer | 4.3 | $63k |
| Music artist | 4.3 | $63k |
| Actor | 4.2 | $49k |
| Performer | 4.2 | $37k |
| Composer | 4.2 | $49k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are singers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do singers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as singers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are singer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are singers making the best use of their abilities?
Are singers happy with their salary?
Singers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Singers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked singers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
996 singers
26% of singers rated their compensation 5 stars
13% of singers rated their compensation 4 stars
20% of singers rated their compensation 3 stars
16% of singers rated their compensation 2 stars
26% of singers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do singers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, singers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 4.2/5. Unlike many careers, singers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become singers.
We asked singers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
4.2 out of 5 stars
1041 singers
56% of singers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
23% of singers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
14% of singers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
5% of singers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
3% of singers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as singers?
Singers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of singers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked singers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
1116 singers
56% of singers rated their career fit 5 stars
27% of singers rated their career fit 4 stars
12% of singers rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of singers rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of singers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a singer’s work environment?
As a whole, singers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.1/5. A solid majority of singers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a singer.
We asked singers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
1098 singers
46% of singers rated their work environment 5 stars
28% of singers rated their work environment 4 stars
16% of singers rated their work environment 3 stars
6% of singers rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of singers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are singers making the best use of their abilities?
Former singers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 4.1/5. Most singers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a singer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked singers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
1107 singers
49% of singers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
25% of singers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
16% of singers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
6% of singers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
4% of singers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars