Glass blowers 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, glass blowers rate their career happiness 4.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 3% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy glass blowers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Glass blower | 4.2 | $34k |
| Craft artist | 4.0 | $5k |
| Potter | 4.0 | $28k |
| Shoemaker | 3.8 | $30k |
| Luthier | 3.7 | $31k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are glass blowers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do glass blowers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as glass blowers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are glass blower’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are glass blowers making the best use of their abilities?
Are glass blowers happy with their salary?
Glass blowers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.2/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most glass blowers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked glass blowers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
19 glass blowers
16% of glass blowers rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of glass blowers rated their compensation 4 stars
21% of glass blowers rated their compensation 3 stars
32% of glass blowers rated their compensation 2 stars
5% of glass blowers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do glass blowers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, glass blowers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.6/5. While most glass blowers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked glass blowers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
20 glass blowers
30% of glass blowers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
10% of glass blowers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
45% of glass blowers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
15% of glass blowers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as glass blowers?
Glass blowers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of glass blowers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked glass blowers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
23 glass blowers
43% of glass blowers rated their career fit 5 stars
26% of glass blowers rated their career fit 4 stars
30% of glass blowers rated their career fit 3 stars
How enjoyable is a glass blower’s work environment?
As a whole, glass blowers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of glass blowers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a glass blower.
We asked glass blowers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
23 glass blowers
30% of glass blowers rated their work environment 5 stars
39% of glass blowers rated their work environment 4 stars
30% of glass blowers rated their work environment 3 stars
Are glass blowers making the best use of their abilities?
Former glass blowers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.9/5. Most glass blowers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a glass blower, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked glass blowers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
23 glass blowers
35% of glass blowers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
22% of glass blowers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
43% of glass blowers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars