Jewelers 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, jewelers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 39% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy jewelers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Luthier | 3.7 | $31k |
| Seamstress | 3.7 | $26k |
| Gem worker | 3.7 | $46k |
| Model maker | 3.6 | $19k |
| Art teacher | 3.4 | $45k |
| Jeweler | 3.4 | $21k |
| Faller | 3.4 | $53k |
| Plasterer | 3.3 | $64k |
| Rigger | 3.3 | $26k |
| Professional painter | 3.2 | $17k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are jewelers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do jewelers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as jewelers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are jeweler’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are jewelers making the best use of their abilities?
Are jewelers happy with their salary?
Jewelers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Jewelers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked jewelers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
363 jewelers
9% of jewelers rated their compensation 5 stars
16% of jewelers rated their compensation 4 stars
33% of jewelers rated their compensation 3 stars
23% of jewelers rated their compensation 2 stars
19% of jewelers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do jewelers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, jewelers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most jewelers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked jewelers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
370 jewelers
16% of jewelers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of jewelers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of jewelers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
22% of jewelers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
20% of jewelers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as jewelers?
Jewelers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of jewelers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked jewelers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
409 jewelers
33% of jewelers rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of jewelers rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of jewelers rated their career fit 3 stars
7% of jewelers rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of jewelers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a jeweler’s work environment?
As a whole, jewelers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of jewelers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a jeweler.
We asked jewelers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
407 jewelers
26% of jewelers rated their work environment 5 stars
35% of jewelers rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of jewelers rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of jewelers rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of jewelers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are jewelers making the best use of their abilities?
Former jewelers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most jewelers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked jewelers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
405 jewelers
18% of jewelers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
27% of jewelers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of jewelers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
22% of jewelers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of jewelers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars