Sculptors 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, sculptors rate their career happiness 4.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 7% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy sculptors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sculptor | 4.1 | $55k |
| Potter | 4.0 | $28k |
| Cartoonist | 4.0 | $30k |
| Illustrator | 3.9 | $15k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are sculptors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do sculptors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as sculptors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are sculptor’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are sculptors making the best use of their abilities?
Are sculptors happy with their salary?
Sculptors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.4/5. Most sculptors do not feel that their salaries adequately reflect their work, and are actively unhappy with their income.
We asked sculptors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.4 out of 5 stars
85 sculptors
12% of sculptors rated their compensation 5 stars
5% of sculptors rated their compensation 4 stars
22% of sculptors rated their compensation 3 stars
33% of sculptors rated their compensation 2 stars
28% of sculptors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do sculptors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, sculptors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.9/5. Unlike many careers, sculptors have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become sculptors.
We asked sculptors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
90 sculptors
38% of sculptors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
30% of sculptors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
20% of sculptors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
7% of sculptors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
6% of sculptors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as sculptors?
Sculptors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of sculptors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked sculptors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
94 sculptors
50% of sculptors rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of sculptors rated their career fit 4 stars
7% of sculptors rated their career fit 3 stars
2% of sculptors rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of sculptors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a sculptor’s work environment?
As a whole, sculptors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of sculptors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a sculptor.
We asked sculptors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
94 sculptors
44% of sculptors rated their work environment 5 stars
30% of sculptors rated their work environment 4 stars
13% of sculptors rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of sculptors rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of sculptors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are sculptors making the best use of their abilities?
Former sculptors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 4.0/5. Most sculptors surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a sculptor, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked sculptors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
95 sculptors
42% of sculptors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
26% of sculptors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
19% of sculptors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
11% of sculptors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
2% of sculptors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars