Tailors are about average in terms of happiness.
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, tailors rate their career happiness 3.2 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 48% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy tailors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esthetician | 3.3 | $21k |
| Librarian | 3.3 | $55k |
| Professional painter | 3.2 | $17k |
| Spa manager | 3.2 | $38k |
| Tailor | 3.2 | $42k |
| Funeral director | 3.2 | $31k |
| Nail technician | 3.1 | $9k |
| Engraver | 3.1 | $40k |
| Hairdresser | 3.1 | $19k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are tailors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do tailors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as tailors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are tailor’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are tailors making the best use of their abilities?
Are tailors happy with their salary?
Tailors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Tailors tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked tailors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
52 tailors
10% of tailors rated their compensation 5 stars
10% of tailors rated their compensation 4 stars
37% of tailors rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of tailors rated their compensation 2 stars
23% of tailors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do tailors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, tailors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked tailors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
53 tailors
17% of tailors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
19% of tailors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
34% of tailors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of tailors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of tailors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as tailors?
Tailors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of tailors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked tailors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
59 tailors
22% of tailors rated their career fit 5 stars
42% of tailors rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of tailors rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of tailors rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of tailors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a tailor’s work environment?
As a whole, tailors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of tailors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a tailor.
We asked tailors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
59 tailors
22% of tailors rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of tailors rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of tailors rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of tailors rated their work environment 2 stars
10% of tailors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are tailors making the best use of their abilities?
Former tailors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.2/5. Most tailors are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked tailors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
59 tailors
15% of tailors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of tailors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
37% of tailors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
8% of tailors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
15% of tailors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars