Food stylists are about average in terms of happiness.
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, food stylists rate their career happiness 3.3 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 41% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy food stylists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaffer | 3.4 | $36k |
| Art teacher | 3.4 | $34k |
| Brewmaster | 3.4 | $46k |
| Sommelier | 3.4 | $41k |
| Projectionist | 3.3 | $29k |
| Spa manager | 3.2 | $38k |
| Tailor | 3.2 | $31k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are food stylists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do food stylists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as food stylists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are food stylist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are food stylists making the best use of their abilities?
Are food stylists happy with their salary?
Food stylists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.1/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most food stylists having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked food stylists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
25 food stylists
16% of food stylists rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of food stylists rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of food stylists rated their compensation 3 stars
20% of food stylists rated their compensation 2 stars
12% of food stylists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do food stylists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, food stylists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.1/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked food stylists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
25 food stylists
20% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
20% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
32% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
4% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
24% of food stylists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as food stylists?
Food stylists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.8/5. The majority of food stylists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked food stylists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
26 food stylists
42% of food stylists rated their career fit 5 stars
27% of food stylists rated their career fit 4 stars
12% of food stylists rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of food stylists rated their career fit 2 stars
12% of food stylists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a food stylist’s work environment?
As a whole, food stylists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of food stylists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a food stylist.
We asked food stylists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
25 food stylists
36% of food stylists rated their work environment 5 stars
28% of food stylists rated their work environment 4 stars
4% of food stylists rated their work environment 3 stars
20% of food stylists rated their work environment 2 stars
12% of food stylists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are food stylists making the best use of their abilities?
Former food stylists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most food stylists surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a food stylist, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked food stylists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
25 food stylists
32% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
20% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
12% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
12% of food stylists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars