Video game producers 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, video game producers rate their career happiness 4.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 7% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy video game producers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Video game creative director | 4.5 | $90k |
| Game level designer | 4.3 | $90k |
| Game designer | 4.2 | $90k |
| Video game producer | 4.1 | $90k |
| Game artist | 3.9 | $90k |
| Recording engineer | 3.9 | $34k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are video game producers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do video game producers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as video game producers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are video game producer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are video game producers making the best use of their abilities?
Are video game producers happy with their salary?
Video game producers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.4/5. The majority of video game producers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked video game producers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
82 video game producers
26% of video game producers rated their compensation 5 stars
27% of video game producers rated their compensation 4 stars
22% of video game producers rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of video game producers rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of video game producers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do video game producers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, video game producers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.8/5. Unlike many careers, video game producers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become video game producers.
We asked video game producers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
85 video game producers
39% of video game producers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of video game producers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
24% of video game producers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
2% of video game producers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
9% of video game producers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as video game producers?
Video game producers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of video game producers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked video game producers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
86 video game producers
53% of video game producers rated their career fit 5 stars
26% of video game producers rated their career fit 4 stars
20% of video game producers rated their career fit 3 stars
1% of video game producers rated their career fit 2 stars
How enjoyable is a video game producer’s work environment?
As a whole, video game producers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.1/5. A solid majority of video game producers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a video game producer.
We asked video game producers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
85 video game producers
48% of video game producers rated their work environment 5 stars
24% of video game producers rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of video game producers rated their work environment 3 stars
5% of video game producers rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of video game producers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are video game producers making the best use of their abilities?
Former video game producers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 4.0/5. Most video game producers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a video game producer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked video game producers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
85 video game producers
44% of video game producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
29% of video game producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
13% of video game producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
8% of video game producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of video game producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars