Job Satisfaction and its Affecting Factors from the Viewpoints of Faculty Members of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Human resource is one of the factors for organizations' survival. Generally, every organiza-ion's success depends on its employee's efforts as well as their job satisfaction. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing job satisfaction from the viewpoints of faculty members of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 156 full time faculty members of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. In order to collect the data, the demographic feَAutres question-aire and the standard questionnaire of Smith, Kendall-Halley with little modifications were used. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Tukey test. Results: The highest satisfaction belonged to nَAutre of the job (4.41±0.70) and welfare opportunities proved to be the factor for lowest satisfaction (2.13±0.83). Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between some occupational variables and job satisfaction. Conclusion: Faculty members of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences are satisfied with their job and their job satisfaction would increase if some factors such as salary, lack of welfare opportunities, and their progress were taken into consideration.