Ranking the Best and Worst Jobs at Disney

A new study has revealed that interns have the highest-rated jobs at The Walt Disney Company, with an overall score of 74.

Working in procurement is revealed as the second-best Disney job, according to Glassdoor reviews. In contrast, working in the mechanics department has been revealed as the worst job at Disney, according to reviews.

In a new study, Disney travel planning experts MagicGuides analyzed Glassdoor data by assigning each Disney job role a score out of 100 based on reviews from the site. The categories examined were job rating, the number of positive and negative recommendations, the overall CEO approval, the business outlook, and the average salary of the employees. For each category, the data calculated a mean rating out of five stars for all the reviews of that job type.

The number of positive and negative recommendations looked at the overall number of people who would and wouldn’t recommend working for Disney. It was revealed that interns are most likely to recommend working for Disney to a friend; however, surprisingly, those who are working in the architecture departments are the least likely to recommend working at Disney to a friend.

The CEO approval represents the overall approval for Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, and the company's management style. While they may not recommend working at Disney to a friend, architects are the most likely to approve of Bob Iger, who returned to Disney in November 2022. In contrast, it was employees working in the costume department who approved of the CEO the least.

The mean business outlook ranking measures how long an employee sees themselves working for Disney. Architects see themselves working within the company the longest, followed closely by those working with animals. However, those working in construction have the lowest mean business rating, which means many of those working in construction for Disney are likely already looking for new jobs.

The salary was the mean amount that the job role earns at Disney. The ranking revealed that those working as a director in Disney have the highest reported salary, while those working in Disney shops have the lowest salary. To compare, the median reported salary for a director is $242,000 whilst those working in merchandising have a median salary of $34,000.

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Overall, the most satisfying role to have at the House of Mouse is working as an intern. On average, Disney interns rated working at Disney as 4.37 out of five. Interns also had the third-highest positive view of Disney's CEO and management, behind architects and those working in procurement. Interns scored 74.38 out of 100 in total.

The second-best role at Disney is procurement, which scored a 65.73 out of 100. Those working within procurement in Disney, such as those involved with buying and sourcing, were shown to have the second-best CEO approval and were the fourth most likely to recommend working at Disney to a friend.

Senior managers are revealed to have the third best job in Disney, they boast the third-highest salary on average, just behind directors and architects. On average, senior managers rated working at Disney 3.94 out of five. Senior managers scored 65.38 out of 100 in the study.

On the other end of the scale, mechanics are the least satisfied with their jobs. Their jobs at Disney are often dangerous when fixing the rides, especially with rides like ‘it’s a small world’ where water is involved. Mechanics, on average, rated working with Disney as 3.76 out of five. Scoring just 23.79 out of 100, mechanics are the least happy on average working for Disney.

Those working in Disney's costume departments are the second least happy with their jobs. They have the lowest approval of the Disney CEO and how Disney is currently managed. The study revealed that on average working in the costume department scored 23.91 out of 100 for working at Disney.

Scoring 28.67 out of 100, construction workers are the third least happy when working with Disney; they are the least likely to see themselves working with Disney for a long time.

Interestingly, many of Disney's guest-facing roles rank in the bottom half of the list, indicating that employees in these roles may strive to ensure that guests have a positive experience even if they themselves are not happy in their roles.