Make-Up artists 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, make-up artists rate their career happiness 3.7 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 22% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy make-up artists 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Costume designer | 4.0 | $26k |
| Model | 3.8 | $24k |
| Tattoo artist | 3.8 | $39k |
| Seamstress | 3.7 | $26k |
| Exhibit designer | 3.7 | $55k |
| Make-Up artist | 3.7 | $67k |
| Fashion designer | 3.6 | $69k |
| Wedding planner | 3.6 | $46k |
| Event planner | 3.5 | $42k |
| Interior designer | 3.5 | $53k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are make-up artists happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do make-up artists find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as make-up artists?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are make-up artist’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are make-up artists making the best use of their abilities?
Are make-up artists happy with their salary?
Make-Up artists rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Make-Up artists tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked make-up artists how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
777 make-up artists
15% of make-up artists rated their compensation 5 stars
18% of make-up artists rated their compensation 4 stars
28% of make-up artists rated their compensation 3 stars
23% of make-up artists rated their compensation 2 stars
16% of make-up artists rated their compensation 1 stars
Do make-up artists find their jobs meaningful?
On average, make-up artists rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.2/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked make-up artists how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.2 out of 5 stars
782 make-up artists
22% of make-up artists rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
21% of make-up artists rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of make-up artists rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
19% of make-up artists rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
12% of make-up artists rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as make-up artists?
Make-Up artists rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of make-up artists find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked make-up artists how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
852 make-up artists
47% of make-up artists rated their career fit 5 stars
28% of make-up artists rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of make-up artists rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of make-up artists rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of make-up artists rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a make-up artist’s work environment?
As a whole, make-up artists rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of make-up artists enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a make-up artist.
We asked make-up artists how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
856 make-up artists
32% of make-up artists rated their work environment 5 stars
29% of make-up artists rated their work environment 4 stars
23% of make-up artists rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of make-up artists rated their work environment 2 stars
5% of make-up artists rated their work environment 1 stars
Are make-up artists making the best use of their abilities?
Former make-up artists on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most make-up artists surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a make-up artist, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked make-up artists how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
854 make-up artists
31% of make-up artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
24% of make-up artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of make-up artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
14% of make-up artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of make-up artists rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars