Announcers 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, announcers rate their career happiness 3.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 12% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy announcers 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
Filmmaker
4.1
$18k
Cinematographer
4.1
$40k
Television writer
4.0
$36k
Announcer
3.9
$27k
Set designer
3.8
$28k
News anchor
3.7
$67k
Executive film producer
3.6
$60k
Film producer
3.6
$68k

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

  • Salary: Are announcers happy with their salary?
  • Meaning: Do announcers find their jobs meaningful?
  • Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as announcers?
  • Work environment: How enjoyable are announcer’s work environments?
  • Skills utilization: Are announcers making the best use of their abilities?

Are announcers happy with their salary?

Announcers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Announcers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

We asked announcers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

2.6 out of 5 stars

202 announcers

5 Star
11%

11% of announcers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
14%

14% of announcers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of announcers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
22%

22% of announcers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
25%

25% of announcers rated their compensation 1 stars

Do announcers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, announcers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, announcers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become announcers.

We asked announcers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.5 out of 5 stars

205 announcers

5 Star
28%

28% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
27%

27% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
12%

12% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
7%

7% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as announcers?

Announcers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of announcers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked announcers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

4.1 out of 5 stars

225 announcers

5 Star
44%

44% of announcers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
36%

36% of announcers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
13%

13% of announcers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
4%

4% of announcers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
3%

3% of announcers rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is an announcer’s work environment?

As a whole, announcers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of announcers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an announcer.

We asked announcers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

4.0 out of 5 stars

226 announcers

5 Star
37%

37% of announcers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
38%

38% of announcers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
13%

13% of announcers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
8%

8% of announcers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
4%

4% of announcers rated their work environment 1 stars

Are announcers making the best use of their abilities?

Former announcers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most announcers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as an announcer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.

We asked announcers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

3.6 out of 5 stars

227 announcers

5 Star
22%

22% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
36%

36% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
10%

10% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
6%

6% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars