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 | $49k |
| Talent agent | 3.4 | $78k |
| Costume attendant | 3.4 | $48k |
| Gaffer | 3.4 | $36k |
| Funeral director | 3.2 | $49k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are clowns happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do clowns find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as clowns?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are clown’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are clowns making the best use of their abilities?
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
30% of clowns rated their compensation 5 stars
30% of clowns rated their compensation 4 stars
15% of clowns rated their compensation 3 stars
5% of clowns rated their compensation 2 stars
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
25% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
10% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
15% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
35% of clowns rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
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
48% of clowns rated their career fit 5 stars
22% of clowns rated their career fit 4 stars
13% of clowns rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of clowns rated their career fit 2 stars
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
22% of clowns rated their work environment 5 stars
22% of clowns rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of clowns rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of clowns rated their work environment 2 stars
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
13% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
30% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
13% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
13% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
30% of clowns rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars