Sports broadcasters 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, sports broadcasters rate their career happiness 4.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 5% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy sports broadcasters 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 |
| Announcer | 3.9 | $38k |
| Coach | 3.7 | $26k |
| News anchor | 3.7 | $67k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are sports broadcasters happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do sports broadcasters find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as sports broadcasters?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are sports broadcaster’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are sports broadcasters making the best use of their abilities?
Are sports broadcasters happy with their salary?
Sports broadcasters rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.8/5. Sports broadcasters tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked sports broadcasters how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
76 sports broadcasters
22% of sports broadcasters rated their compensation 5 stars
12% of sports broadcasters rated their compensation 4 stars
17% of sports broadcasters rated their compensation 3 stars
21% of sports broadcasters rated their compensation 2 stars
28% of sports broadcasters rated their compensation 1 stars
Do sports broadcasters find their jobs meaningful?
On average, sports broadcasters rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.7/5. Unlike many careers, sports broadcasters have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become sports broadcasters.
We asked sports broadcasters how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
78 sports broadcasters
41% of sports broadcasters rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of sports broadcasters rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
22% of sports broadcasters rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of sports broadcasters rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
8% of sports broadcasters rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as sports broadcasters?
Sports broadcasters rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.3/5. The majority of sports broadcasters find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked sports broadcasters how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.3 out of 5 stars
83 sports broadcasters
55% of sports broadcasters rated their career fit 5 stars
20% of sports broadcasters rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of sports broadcasters rated their career fit 3 stars
1% of sports broadcasters rated their career fit 2 stars
1% of sports broadcasters rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a sports broadcaster’s work environment?
As a whole, sports broadcasters rated their enjoyment of their work environment 4.2/5. A solid majority of sports broadcasters enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a sports broadcaster.
We asked sports broadcasters how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
4.2 out of 5 stars
84 sports broadcasters
48% of sports broadcasters rated their work environment 5 stars
33% of sports broadcasters rated their work environment 4 stars
13% of sports broadcasters rated their work environment 3 stars
4% of sports broadcasters rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of sports broadcasters rated their work environment 1 stars
Are sports broadcasters making the best use of their abilities?
Former sports broadcasters on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 4.0/5. Most sports broadcasters surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a sports broadcaster, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked sports broadcasters how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
83 sports broadcasters
42% of sports broadcasters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
34% of sports broadcasters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
12% of sports broadcasters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
8% of sports broadcasters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
4% of sports broadcasters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars