Commercial artists 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, commercial artists rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 44% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy commercial artists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibit designer | 3.7 | $55k |
| Multimedia animator | 3.5 | $79k |
| Art teacher | 3.4 | $34k |
| Jeweler | 3.4 | $47k |
| Merchandiser | 2.9 | $32k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are commercial artists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do commercial artists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as commercial artists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are commercial artist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are commercial artists making the best use of their abilities?
Are commercial artists happy with their salary?
Commercial artists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Commercial artists tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked commercial artists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
18 commercial artists
6% of commercial artists rated their compensation 5 stars
11% of commercial artists rated their compensation 4 stars
39% of commercial artists rated their compensation 3 stars
28% of commercial artists rated their compensation 2 stars
17% of commercial artists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do commercial artists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, commercial artists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.0/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked commercial artists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
19 commercial artists
16% of commercial artists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of commercial artists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of commercial artists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
5% of commercial artists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
26% of commercial artists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as commercial artists?
Commercial artists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of commercial artists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked commercial artists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
19 commercial artists
32% of commercial artists rated their career fit 5 stars
32% of commercial artists rated their career fit 4 stars
16% of commercial artists rated their career fit 3 stars
16% of commercial artists rated their career fit 2 stars
5% of commercial artists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a commercial artist’s work environment?
As a whole, commercial artists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of commercial artists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a commercial artist.
We asked commercial artists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
18 commercial artists
6% of commercial artists rated their work environment 5 stars
56% of commercial artists rated their work environment 4 stars
22% of commercial artists rated their work environment 3 stars
11% of commercial artists rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of commercial artists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are commercial artists making the best use of their abilities?
Former commercial artists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Commercial artists tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked commercial artists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
18 commercial artists
6% of commercial artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
33% of commercial artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
11% of commercial artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
28% of commercial artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
22% of commercial artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars