Content managers are about average in terms of happiness.
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, content managers rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 50% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy content managers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Editor | 3.4 | $32k |
| Franchise owner | 3.4 | $58k |
| Web designer | 3.3 | $52k |
| Product manager | 3.3 | $119k |
| Content manager | 3.2 | $70k |
| Consultant | 3.2 | $87k |
| Management consultant | 3.2 | $115k |
| Distance learning coordinator | 3.2 | $79k |
| News reporter | 3.2 | $27k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are content managers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do content managers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as content managers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are content manager’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are content managers making the best use of their abilities?
Are content managers happy with their salary?
Content managers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most content managers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked content managers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
1040 content managers
13% of content managers rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of content managers rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of content managers rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of content managers rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of content managers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do content managers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, content managers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most content managers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked content managers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
1049 content managers
12% of content managers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of content managers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
29% of content managers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
27% of content managers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
16% of content managers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as content managers?
Content managers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of content managers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked content managers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
1153 content managers
26% of content managers rated their career fit 5 stars
43% of content managers rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of content managers rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of content managers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of content managers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a content manager’s work environment?
As a whole, content managers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of content managers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a content manager.
We asked content managers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
1152 content managers
23% of content managers rated their work environment 5 stars
39% of content managers rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of content managers rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of content managers rated their work environment 2 stars
5% of content managers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are content managers making the best use of their abilities?
Former content managers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most content managers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked content managers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
1155 content managers
14% of content managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of content managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
33% of content managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
20% of content managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
9% of content managers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars