Film colorists 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, film colorists rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 30% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy film colorists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Set designer | 3.8 | $28k |
| Executive film producer | 3.6 | $60k |
| Camera operator | 3.6 | $20k |
| Model maker | 3.6 | $19k |
| Film and video editor | 3.6 | $26k |
| UX designer | 3.5 | $106k |
| Multimedia animator | 3.5 | $33k |
| Industrial designer | 3.5 | $62k |
| App developer | 3.5 | $71k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are film colorists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do film colorists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as film colorists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are film colorist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are film colorists making the best use of their abilities?
Are film colorists happy with their salary?
Film colorists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Film colorists tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked film colorists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
35 film colorists
14% of film colorists rated their compensation 5 stars
14% of film colorists rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of film colorists rated their compensation 3 stars
23% of film colorists rated their compensation 2 stars
23% of film colorists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do film colorists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, film colorists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked film colorists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
37 film colorists
27% of film colorists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of film colorists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of film colorists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
27% of film colorists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
11% of film colorists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as film colorists?
Film colorists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of film colorists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked film colorists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
40 film colorists
30% of film colorists rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of film colorists rated their career fit 4 stars
28% of film colorists rated their career fit 3 stars
3% of film colorists rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of film colorists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a film colorist’s work environment?
As a whole, film colorists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of film colorists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a film colorist.
We asked film colorists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
40 film colorists
33% of film colorists rated their work environment 5 stars
28% of film colorists rated their work environment 4 stars
18% of film colorists rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of film colorists rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of film colorists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are film colorists making the best use of their abilities?
Former film colorists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most film colorists are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked film colorists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
40 film colorists
28% of film colorists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
23% of film colorists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
18% of film colorists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
25% of film colorists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of film colorists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars