21 January 2013, 210113, job satisfaction
Q. Overall, how satisfied are you with your current job?
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18 |
Aged 35 |
Aged 45 |
Income less than $31,200 |
Income $31,200 |
Income $52,000 |
Income $83,200 |
|
| Total satisfied |
71% |
67% |
77% |
71% |
75% |
70% |
73% |
58% |
74% |
74% |
| Total dissatisfied |
13% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
13% |
8% |
16% |
15% |
13% |
| Very satisfied |
30% |
26% |
36% |
30% |
31% |
31% |
21% |
26% |
30% |
32% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
41% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
44% |
39% |
52% |
32% |
44% |
42% |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied |
15% |
19% |
10% |
15% |
12% |
17% |
19% |
25% |
12% |
13% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
9% |
9% |
9% |
11% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
| Very dissatisfied |
4% |
5% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
– |
6% |
6% |
4% |
| Don’t know |
1% |
1% |
* |
* |
1% |
1% |
– |
– |
– |
* |
71% of working people say they are satisfied with their current job while 13% are dissatisfied.
There were few major differences across demographic groups – women (77%) tended to be more satisfied than men (67%) and those on incomes of $600-$1,000pw were least likely to be satisfied (58%).
21 January 2013, 210113, career satisfaction, job choices, job satisfaction
Q. If you had a choice, would you prefer to be –
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18 |
Aged 35 |
Aged 45 |
Income less than $31,200 |
Income $31,200 |
Income $52,000 |
Income $83,200 |
|
| Working in a different occupation |
30% |
35% |
24% |
35% |
25% |
28% |
22% |
36% |
36% |
30% |
| Working in the same occupation but with a different employer |
18% |
18% |
18% |
19% |
18% |
17% |
33% |
9% |
19% |
18% |
| Working in my current occupation with my current employer |
40% |
33% |
48% |
35% |
43% |
43% |
37% |
44% |
31% |
44% |
| Don’t know |
12% |
14% |
9% |
11% |
14% |
12% |
7% |
12% |
14% |
8% |
40% agreed that if they had a choice they would prefer to be working in their current occupation with their current employer.
30% would prefer to be in a different occupation and 18% would prefer a different employer.
Those most likely to prefer a different occupation were men (35%), aged 18-34 (35%) and those on incomes of $600-$1,600pw (36%).
33% of those earning under $600pw would prefer to be working in the same occupation with a different employer.