Stuntmen 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, stuntmen rate their career happiness 4.0 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 9% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy stuntmen 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ski patroller | 3.9 | $29k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are stuntmen happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do stuntmen find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as stuntmen?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are stuntman’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are stuntmen making the best use of their abilities?
Are stuntmen happy with their salary?
Stuntmen rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most stuntmen having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked stuntmen how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
16 stuntmen
38% of stuntmen rated their compensation 5 stars
13% of stuntmen rated their compensation 4 stars
19% of stuntmen rated their compensation 3 stars
6% of stuntmen rated their compensation 2 stars
25% of stuntmen rated their compensation 1 stars
Do stuntmen find their jobs meaningful?
On average, stuntmen rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.6/5. Unlike many careers, stuntmen have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become stuntmen.
We asked stuntmen how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
16 stuntmen
31% of stuntmen rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
38% of stuntmen rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
6% of stuntmen rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of stuntmen rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
13% of stuntmen rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as stuntmen?
Stuntmen rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of stuntmen find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked stuntmen how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
21 stuntmen
38% of stuntmen rated their career fit 5 stars
43% of stuntmen rated their career fit 4 stars
5% of stuntmen rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of stuntmen rated their career fit 2 stars
10% of stuntmen rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a stuntman’s work environment?
As a whole, stuntmen rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of stuntmen enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a stuntman.
We asked stuntmen how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
22 stuntmen
36% of stuntmen rated their work environment 5 stars
50% of stuntmen rated their work environment 4 stars
5% of stuntmen rated their work environment 3 stars
9% of stuntmen rated their work environment 2 stars
Are stuntmen making the best use of their abilities?
Former stuntmen on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most stuntmen surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a stuntman, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked stuntmen how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
22 stuntmen
27% of stuntmen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
36% of stuntmen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
5% of stuntmen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
27% of stuntmen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
5% of stuntmen rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars