ABSTRACT
Objectives: To determine the level of job satisfaction of physicians and teachers having regular jobs and those having contract based jobs and to compare level of job satisfaction between these types of jobs and between the two professions
Study design: Cross sectional study
Duration and place of study: This study was conducted with teachers and physicians recruited at different schools, colleges and hospitals of Faisalabad in six months from October, 2008 to March 2009
Subjects and methods: A sample of 200 participants, 100 physicians [50 regular and 50 on contract basis] from public hospitals and 100 teachers [50 regular and 50 on contract] from public schools and colleges was drawn through purposive convenient sampling technique
Result: In overall profession wise analysis teachers scored higher on job satisfaction scale [m=131.98] than physicians [m=126.98]. Personals having regular jobs had lower job satisfaction [m=128.52] than professionals have contract jobs [m=130.45]
Conclusion: Contract based jobs carry higher levels of job satisfaction for employees than the regular based jobs