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Top Five Aspects of Job Satisfaction, Survey

Nearly eight out of ten employees report overall satisfaction with their current positions, says the 2007 Job Satisfaction Survey Report released by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Compensation/pay, benefits, job security, flexibility to balance work/life issues and communication between employees and senior management are the top five contributors to job satisfaction, according to employees. In fact, over the past four years, survey respondents ranked benefits and compensation/pay as the top two aspects most important to their job satisfaction. In 2007, 59% of employees each reported that benefits and compensation/pay were very important to their job satisfaction. Furthermore, employees aged 35 and younger and 36 to 55 consider compensation/pay rate the most important job satisfaction factor. Employees aged 56 and older indicated that feeling safe in their work environment was their top priority.