Announcers 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, announcers 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 announcers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Filmmaker | 4.1 | $79k |
| Cinematographer | 4.1 | $40k |
| Television writer | 4.0 | $70k |
| Announcer | 3.9 | $38k |
| Set designer | 3.8 | $28k |
| News anchor | 3.7 | $67k |
| Executive film producer | 3.6 | $60k |
| Film producer | 3.6 | $79k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are announcers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do announcers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as announcers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are announcer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are announcers making the best use of their abilities?
Are announcers happy with their salary?
Announcers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Announcers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked announcers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
202 announcers
11% of announcers rated their compensation 5 stars
14% of announcers rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of announcers rated their compensation 3 stars
22% of announcers rated their compensation 2 stars
25% of announcers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do announcers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, announcers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, announcers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become announcers.
We asked announcers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
205 announcers
28% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
27% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
12% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
7% of announcers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as announcers?
Announcers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of announcers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked announcers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
225 announcers
44% of announcers rated their career fit 5 stars
36% of announcers rated their career fit 4 stars
13% of announcers rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of announcers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of announcers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an announcer’s work environment?
As a whole, announcers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of announcers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an announcer.
We asked announcers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
226 announcers
37% of announcers rated their work environment 5 stars
38% of announcers rated their work environment 4 stars
13% of announcers rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of announcers rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of announcers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are announcers making the best use of their abilities?
Former announcers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most announcers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as an announcer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked announcers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
227 announcers
22% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
36% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
26% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
10% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of announcers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars