Job satisfaction reaches high in 2022, survey finds

Job survey overview: 

• Who: Nonpartisan nonprofit The Conference Board released its 2022 job satisfaction survey, which it has produced every year since 1987. 
• Why: The study found workers are more satisfied than ever due to a tight job market and flexible work arrangements.
• Where: The survey interviewed workers across the United States.
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Workers are more satisfied in their jobs than ever, according to The Conference Board’s annual job survey. That satisfaction is linked to a tight job market and flexible work conditions, the nonpartisan nonprofit says.

Employees with hybrid work conditions had the most job satisfaction, and women were significantly less satisfied at work over the 26 areas surveyed, the survey found.

“Many workers improved their overall satisfaction levels by switching to different jobs and employers better suited to their needs,” the survey says. “The effects of these improvements are especially visible for workers who switched jobs after the pandemic. Overall job satisfaction is 3.6 percentage points higher among those who have found a new job since the pandemic began, compared to those who have not.”

Job satisfaction is at his highest level, at 62.3%, since the survey began in 1987. The low point was in 2010 with 42.6%. Work/life balance, workload and the performance review process were the largest areas of satisfaction increase from the 2021 survey, when workers reported 60.2% job satisfaction.

Employees most satisfied with commute, coworkers, physical environment, job survey says

Workers are most pleased with their commute to work (67.7%), people at work (66.3%), physical environment (66.0%), job security (65.7%), supervisor (64.9%), quality of equipment (64.4%) and their interest in work (64.3%), according to the job survey.

They are least pleased with their work’s promotion plan (44.9%) and bonus plan (47.0%), according to the survey.

A predicted recession could impact the tight labor market, the survey says.

“Declining worker mobility could reduce job satisfaction in the coming 12 to 24 months,” according to the survey. “In the medium- and long-term, however, changing demographics and restricted immigration will likely expand skill and talent shortages.”

In related job news, a recent global survey of a four-day work week was deemed a large success with 91% of respondents in the pilot program reporting they would continue a four-day work week and only 4% stating they would prefer to go back to five days.

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