Costume attendants rate their happiness above average.
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, costume attendants rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 35% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy costume attendants 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Film producer | 3.6 | $68k |
| Casting director | 3.6 | $86k |
| Florist | 3.5 | $16k |
| Talent agent | 3.4 | $71k |
| Costume attendant | 3.4 | $47k |
| Gaffer | 3.4 | $36k |
| Art teacher | 3.4 | $45k |
| Projectionist | 3.3 | $34k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are costume attendants happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do costume attendants find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as costume attendants?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are costume attendant’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are costume attendants making the best use of their abilities?
Are costume attendants happy with their salary?
Costume attendants rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most costume attendants having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked costume attendants how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
95 costume attendants
12% of costume attendants rated their compensation 5 stars
25% of costume attendants rated their compensation 4 stars
27% of costume attendants rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of costume attendants rated their compensation 2 stars
19% of costume attendants rated their compensation 1 stars
Do costume attendants find their jobs meaningful?
On average, costume attendants rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most costume attendants aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked costume attendants how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
97 costume attendants
10% of costume attendants rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
21% of costume attendants rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
32% of costume attendants rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
26% of costume attendants rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
11% of costume attendants rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as costume attendants?
Costume attendants rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of costume attendants find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked costume attendants how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
107 costume attendants
36% of costume attendants rated their career fit 5 stars
37% of costume attendants rated their career fit 4 stars
18% of costume attendants rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of costume attendants rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of costume attendants rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a costume attendant’s work environment?
As a whole, costume attendants rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of costume attendants enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a costume attendant.
We asked costume attendants how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
107 costume attendants
30% of costume attendants rated their work environment 5 stars
32% of costume attendants rated their work environment 4 stars
18% of costume attendants rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of costume attendants rated their work environment 2 stars
11% of costume attendants rated their work environment 1 stars
Are costume attendants making the best use of their abilities?
Former costume attendants on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most costume attendants are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked costume attendants how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
108 costume attendants
15% of costume attendants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
19% of costume attendants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
36% of costume attendants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
19% of costume attendants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of costume attendants rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars