Sign language interpreters 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, sign language interpreters rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 25% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy sign language interpreters 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Life coach | 4.1 | $47k |
| Embalmer | 3.9 | $48k |
| Hand sewer | 3.9 | $30k |
| Seamstress | 3.7 | $26k |
| Sign language interpreter | 3.6 | $52k |
| Clergy | 3.6 | $51k |
| Florist | 3.5 | $27k |
| Piano tuner | 3.5 | $37k |
| Recreation worker | 3.4 | $25k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are sign language interpreters happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do sign language interpreters find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as sign language interpreters?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are sign language interpreter’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are sign language interpreters making the best use of their abilities?
Are sign language interpreters happy with their salary?
Sign language interpreters rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.4/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most sign language interpreters having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked sign language interpreters how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
172 sign language interpreters
22% of sign language interpreters rated their compensation 5 stars
27% of sign language interpreters rated their compensation 4 stars
27% of sign language interpreters rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of sign language interpreters rated their compensation 2 stars
11% of sign language interpreters rated their compensation 1 stars
Do sign language interpreters find their jobs meaningful?
On average, sign language interpreters rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.7/5. Unlike many careers, sign language interpreters have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become sign language interpreters.
We asked sign language interpreters how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
181 sign language interpreters
30% of sign language interpreters rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
33% of sign language interpreters rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
17% of sign language interpreters rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
12% of sign language interpreters rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
8% of sign language interpreters rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as sign language interpreters?
Sign language interpreters rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of sign language interpreters find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked sign language interpreters how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
199 sign language interpreters
31% of sign language interpreters rated their career fit 5 stars
38% of sign language interpreters rated their career fit 4 stars
20% of sign language interpreters rated their career fit 3 stars
8% of sign language interpreters rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of sign language interpreters rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a sign language interpreter’s work environment?
As a whole, sign language interpreters rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.7/5. A solid majority of sign language interpreters enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a sign language interpreter.
We asked sign language interpreters how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
197 sign language interpreters
29% of sign language interpreters rated their work environment 5 stars
30% of sign language interpreters rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of sign language interpreters rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of sign language interpreters rated their work environment 2 stars
6% of sign language interpreters rated their work environment 1 stars
Are sign language interpreters making the best use of their abilities?
Former sign language interpreters on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.7/5. Most sign language interpreters surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a sign language interpreter, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked sign language interpreters how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
197 sign language interpreters
28% of sign language interpreters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
39% of sign language interpreters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
17% of sign language interpreters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
11% of sign language interpreters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of sign language interpreters rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars