Clowns 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, clowns rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 40% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy clowns 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
Conductor
3.5
$63k
Talent agent
3.4
$71k
Gaffer
3.4
$36k
Funeral director
3.2
$31k

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

Are clowns happy with their salary?

Clowns rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of clowns are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.

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

3.5 out of 5 stars

20 clowns

5 Star
30%

30% of clowns rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
30%

30% of clowns rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
15%

15% of clowns rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
5%

5% of clowns rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
20%

20% of clowns rated their compensation 1 stars

Do clowns find their jobs meaningful?

On average, clowns rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.0/5. The majority of clowns struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

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

3.0 out of 5 stars

20 clowns

5 Star
25%

25% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
10%

10% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
15%

15% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
35%

35% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
15%

15% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Clowns rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of clowns find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

3.9 out of 5 stars

23 clowns

5 Star
48%

48% of clowns rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
22%

22% of clowns rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
13%

13% of clowns rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
4%

4% of clowns rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
13%

13% of clowns rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a clown’s work environment?

As a whole, clowns rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.2/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

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

3.2 out of 5 stars

23 clowns

5 Star
22%

22% of clowns rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
22%

22% of clowns rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of clowns rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of clowns rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
17%

17% of clowns rated their work environment 1 stars

Are clowns making the best use of their abilities?

Former clowns on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Clowns tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.

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

2.8 out of 5 stars

23 clowns

5 Star
13%

13% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
30%

30% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
13%

13% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
30%

30% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars