Impact of Demographic Characteristics on Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Pakistan: An Analysis

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to study the impact of demographic variables on the job satisfaction of teachers. Government and private school teachers of district Bahawalnagar comprised the population of the study. 330 teachers were selected by using two stage sampling. At first stage schools were selected by using random sampling technique and at the second stage teachers were selected conveniently. For quantitative analysis, The tool of the study was “Teachers’ Job Satisfaction- Assessment Scale”, was adopted. Data were collected by using Google forms. The primary data were used and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The empirical finding suggests that there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction and demographic variables including gender, age, and nature of the entity. This paper also finds an evidence of bidirectional relationship between teachers’ performance and job satisfaction. It implies that working environment reinforces job satisfaction, and job satisfaction enhances working performance.