Sports writers rate their happiness above average.
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, sports writers rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 24% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy sports writers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Athlete | 4.2 | $77k |
| Sports broadcaster | 4.1 | $40k |
| Sports scout | 4.0 | $39k |
| Coach | 3.7 | $26k |
| News anchor | 3.7 | $67k |
| Sports writer | 3.6 | $28k |
| Fitness trainer | 3.6 | $41k |
| Golf pro | 3.5 | $36k |
| Physical education teacher | 3.5 | $72k |
| Fitness coordinator | 3.5 | $91k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are sports writers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do sports writers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as sports writers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are sports writer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are sports writers making the best use of their abilities?
Are sports writers happy with their salary?
Sports writers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.5/5. Most sports writers do not feel that their salaries adequately reflect their work, and are actively unhappy with their income.
We asked sports writers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.5 out of 5 stars
115 sports writers
8% of sports writers rated their compensation 5 stars
11% of sports writers rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of sports writers rated their compensation 3 stars
25% of sports writers rated their compensation 2 stars
25% of sports writers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do sports writers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, sports writers 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 sports writers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.1 out of 5 stars
116 sports writers
16% of sports writers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
27% of sports writers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
24% of sports writers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
21% of sports writers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
12% of sports writers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as sports writers?
Sports writers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of sports writers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked sports writers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
135 sports writers
33% of sports writers rated their career fit 5 stars
41% of sports writers rated their career fit 4 stars
19% of sports writers rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of sports writers rated their career fit 2 stars
2% of sports writers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a sports writer’s work environment?
As a whole, sports writers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.6/5. A solid majority of sports writers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a sports writer.
We asked sports writers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
134 sports writers
23% of sports writers rated their work environment 5 stars
34% of sports writers rated their work environment 4 stars
28% of sports writers rated their work environment 3 stars
12% of sports writers rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of sports writers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are sports writers making the best use of their abilities?
Former sports writers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.5/5. Most sports writers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a sports writer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked sports writers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
134 sports writers
19% of sports writers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
37% of sports writers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
22% of sports writers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
17% of sports writers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
5% of sports writers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars