Food stylists 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, food stylists rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 41% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy food stylists 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
Gaffer
3.4
$36k
Art teacher
3.4
$45k
Brewmaster
3.4
$34k
Sommelier
3.4
$41k
Projectionist
3.3
$34k
Spa manager
3.2
$38k
Tailor
3.2
$42k

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

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

Are food stylists happy with their salary?

Food stylists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most food stylists having generally positive views of their salary.

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

3.1 out of 5 stars

25 food stylists

5 Star
16%

16% of food stylists rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
24%

24% of food stylists rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
28%

28% of food stylists rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of food stylists rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of food stylists rated their compensation 1 stars

Do food stylists find their jobs meaningful?

On average, food stylists 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 food stylists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

3.1 out of 5 stars

25 food stylists

5 Star
20%

20% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
20%

20% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
32%

32% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
4%

4% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
24%

24% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

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

Food stylists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of food stylists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

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

3.8 out of 5 stars

26 food stylists

5 Star
42%

42% of food stylists rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
27%

27% of food stylists rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
12%

12% of food stylists rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
8%

8% of food stylists rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of food stylists rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a food stylist’s work environment?

As a whole, food stylists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of food stylists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a food stylist.

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

3.6 out of 5 stars

25 food stylists

5 Star
36%

36% of food stylists rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
28%

28% of food stylists rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
4%

4% of food stylists rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of food stylists rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of food stylists rated their work environment 1 stars

Are food stylists making the best use of their abilities?

Former food stylists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most food stylists surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a food stylist, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.

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

3.5 out of 5 stars

25 food stylists

5 Star
32%

32% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
24%

24% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
20%

20% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
12%

12% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
12%

12% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars