Potters 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, potters rate their career happiness 4.0 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 9% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy potters 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 |
| Sculptor | 4.1 | $55k |
| Craft artist | 4.0 | $5k |
| Potter | 4.0 | $28k |
| Cartoonist | 4.0 | $30k |
| Sewer | 3.9 | $29k |
| Calligrapher | 3.8 | $75k |
| Tattoo artist | 3.8 | $39k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are potters happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do potters find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as potters?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are potter’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are potters making the best use of their abilities?
Are potters happy with their salary?
Potters rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.7/5. Most potters do not feel that their salaries adequately reflect their work, and are actively unhappy with their income.
We asked potters how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
109 potters
17% of potters rated their compensation 5 stars
9% of potters rated their compensation 4 stars
23% of potters rated their compensation 3 stars
28% of potters rated their compensation 2 stars
22% of potters rated their compensation 1 stars
Do potters find their jobs meaningful?
On average, potters rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.8/5. Unlike many careers, potters have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become potters.
We asked potters how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
113 potters
39% of potters rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
24% of potters rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
17% of potters rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
15% of potters rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
5% of potters rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as potters?
Potters rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of potters find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked potters how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
121 potters
56% of potters rated their career fit 5 stars
25% of potters rated their career fit 4 stars
14% of potters rated their career fit 3 stars
3% of potters rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of potters rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a potter’s work environment?
As a whole, potters rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.3/5. A solid majority of potters enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a potter.
We asked potters how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
121 potters
60% of potters rated their work environment 5 stars
21% of potters rated their work environment 4 stars
12% of potters rated their work environment 3 stars
6% of potters rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of potters rated their work environment 1 stars
Are potters making the best use of their abilities?
Former potters on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.8/5. Most potters surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a potter, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked potters how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
121 potters
35% of potters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
31% of potters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
18% of potters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
10% of potters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of potters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars