Ambassadors 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, ambassadors rate their career happiness 3.8 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 17% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy ambassadors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Judge | 4.0 | $148k |
| Legislator | 3.5 | $37k |
| Arbitrator | 3.5 | $49k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are ambassadors happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do ambassadors find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as ambassadors?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are ambassador’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are ambassadors making the best use of their abilities?
Are ambassadors happy with their salary?
Ambassadors rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.4/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most ambassadors having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked ambassadors how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
117 ambassadors
21% of ambassadors rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of ambassadors rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of ambassadors rated their compensation 3 stars
11% of ambassadors rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of ambassadors rated their compensation 1 stars
Do ambassadors find their jobs meaningful?
On average, ambassadors rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Unlike many careers, ambassadors have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become ambassadors.
We asked ambassadors how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
117 ambassadors
27% of ambassadors rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
25% of ambassadors rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
15% of ambassadors rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
18% of ambassadors rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
15% of ambassadors rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as ambassadors?
Ambassadors rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.2/5. The majority of ambassadors find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked ambassadors how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.2 out of 5 stars
128 ambassadors
48% of ambassadors rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of ambassadors rated their career fit 4 stars
12% of ambassadors rated their career fit 3 stars
3% of ambassadors rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of ambassadors rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an ambassador’s work environment?
As a whole, ambassadors rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.0/5. A solid majority of ambassadors enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an ambassador.
We asked ambassadors how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
128 ambassadors
33% of ambassadors rated their work environment 5 stars
43% of ambassadors rated their work environment 4 stars
16% of ambassadors rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of ambassadors rated their work environment 2 stars
1% of ambassadors rated their work environment 1 stars
Are ambassadors making the best use of their abilities?
Former ambassadors on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most ambassadors surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as an ambassador, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked ambassadors how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
126 ambassadors
25% of ambassadors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
33% of ambassadors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
21% of ambassadors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
14% of ambassadors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of ambassadors rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars