WHAT FACTORS ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOUR JOB SATISFACTION? Most of us probably want a job we think will satisfy us. But because no job is perfect, we often have to trade off job attributes. One job may pay well but provide limited opportunities for advancement or skill development. Another may offer work we enjoy but have poor benefits. The following is a list of 21 job factors: .Autonomy and independence Management recognition of employee job performance Benefits . Meaningfulness of job . Career advancement opportunities .Networking . Career development opportunities . Opportunities to use skills/abilities . Compensation/pay . Organization's commitment to professional development Communication between employees and .Overall corporate culture management Contribution of work to organization's business . Good Relationship with coworkers goals Feeling safe in the work environment .Good Relationship with immediate supervisor .Flexibility to balance life and work issues .The work itself .Job security . The variety of work . Job-specific training On a sheet of paper, rank-order these job factors from top to bottom, so that number 1 is the job factor you think is most important to your job satisfaction, number 2 is the second most important factor to your job satisfaction, and so on