Music editors 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, music editors 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 music editors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DJ | 4.1 | $27k |
| Musician | 4.1 | $9k |
| Audio engineer | 3.9 | $28k |
| Recording engineer | 3.9 | $34k |
| Music promoter | 3.8 | $31k |
| Piano accompanist | 3.8 | $47k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are music editors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do music editors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as music editors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are music editor’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are music editors making the best use of their abilities?
Are music editors happy with their salary?
Music editors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Most music editors do not feel that their salaries adequately reflect their work, and are actively unhappy with their income.
We asked music editors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
48 music editors
17% of music editors rated their compensation 5 stars
13% of music editors rated their compensation 4 stars
10% of music editors rated their compensation 3 stars
38% of music editors rated their compensation 2 stars
23% of music editors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do music editors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, music editors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, music editors have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become music editors.
We asked music editors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
49 music editors
27% of music editors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
24% of music editors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
24% of music editors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
14% of music editors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
10% of music editors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as music editors?
Music editors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of music editors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked music editors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
51 music editors
51% of music editors rated their career fit 5 stars
33% of music editors rated their career fit 4 stars
10% of music editors rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of music editors rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a music editor’s work environment?
As a whole, music editors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.1/5. A solid majority of music editors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a music editor.
We asked music editors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
52 music editors
44% of music editors rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of music editors rated their work environment 4 stars
17% of music editors rated their work environment 3 stars
6% of music editors rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of music editors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are music editors making the best use of their abilities?
Former music editors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.7/5. Most music editors surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a music editor, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked music editors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
52 music editors
29% of music editors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
35% of music editors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
17% of music editors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
15% of music editors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
4% of music editors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars