Executive film producers 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, executive film producers rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 24% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy executive film producers 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
Recording engineer
3.9
$34k
Calligrapher
3.8
$75k
Set designer
3.8
$28k
Videographer
3.8
$50k
News anchor
3.7
$67k
Executive film producer
3.6
$60k
Camera operator
3.6
$20k
Film producer
3.6
$68k
Casting director
3.6
$86k
Film and video editor
3.6
$26k

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

  • Salary: Are executive film producers happy with their salary?
  • Meaning: Do executive film producers find their jobs meaningful?
  • Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as executive film producers?
  • Work environment: How enjoyable are executive film producer’s work environments?
  • Skills utilization: Are executive film producers making the best use of their abilities?

Are executive film producers happy with their salary?

Executive film producers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most executive film producers having generally positive views of their salary.

We asked executive film producers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

3.2 out of 5 stars

98 executive film producers

5 Star
26%

26% of executive film producers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
18%

18% of executive film producers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
24%

24% of executive film producers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
16%

16% of executive film producers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
15%

15% of executive film producers rated their compensation 1 stars

Do executive film producers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, executive film producers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.

We asked executive film producers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.3 out of 5 stars

98 executive film producers

5 Star
26%

26% of executive film producers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
23%

23% of executive film producers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
24%

24% of executive film producers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of executive film producers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
13%

13% of executive film producers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as executive film producers?

Executive film producers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of executive film producers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked executive film producers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

4.1 out of 5 stars

110 executive film producers

5 Star
38%

38% of executive film producers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
43%

43% of executive film producers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
12%

12% of executive film producers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
5%

5% of executive film producers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
2%

2% of executive film producers rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is an executive film producer’s work environment?

As a whole, executive film producers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of executive film producers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an executive film producer.

We asked executive film producers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

3.8 out of 5 stars

110 executive film producers

5 Star
30%

30% of executive film producers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
36%

36% of executive film producers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
22%

22% of executive film producers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
9%

9% of executive film producers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
3%

3% of executive film producers rated their work environment 1 stars

Are executive film producers making the best use of their abilities?

Former executive film producers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most executive film producers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as an executive film producer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.

We asked executive film producers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

3.6 out of 5 stars

110 executive film producers

5 Star
27%

27% of executive film producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
30%

30% of executive film producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
22%

22% of executive film producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
14%

14% of executive film producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
7%

7% of executive film producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars