Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Horticulture College, Arabhavi

The study conducted revealed that majority of the teachers were satisfied with the salary as the present salary is in commensurate with the work and position (52.00%) and salary paid is a vital source of satisfaction (60.00%). In case of job security also majority of the teachers were satisfied as the performance will be assessed objectively before taking any serious actions (68.00%) and guidance will be given to improve the job (64.00%). The teachers were highly satisfied with teaching the students (60.00%). Majority of the teachers were satisfied with working conditions with respect to distance from office to home (36.00%), provision of separate chair, table and almera in office (32.00), provision of quarters (36.00%), provision of transportation (36.00%), job authority delegated to me in the present job (72.00%) and opportunity to work with team spirit (68.00%). The data also revealed that majority of them belonged to high and medium job satisfaction category (28% high and 36% medium). And among the remaining 36% of them belonged to the low job satisfaction category. The mean job satisfaction score of all the teachers was 97.40 with a standard deviation of 9.93.