Table 5:

Comparisons of job satisfaction based on Job Satisfaction Survey among 8 professions

Facets	OPT	NRS	PST	OCT	MIP	MLT	EHO	DTC
Pay	15.70 (2.26) M	14.50 (3.27) M	13.45 (2.95) M	14.45 (1.57) M	13.10 (2.89) M	14.42 (3.18) M	15.00 (3.29) M	15.89 (1.76) M
Promotion	14.20 (1.39) M	15.40 (1.78) M	12.55 (3.27) D	14.73 (3.47) M	14.10 (2.38) M	16.67 (1.97) S	16.88 (2.17) S	12.67 (3.54) D
Supervision	19.00 (3.74) S	18.40 (2.41) S	17.45 (1.57) S	16.18 (2.44) S	18.60 (1.96) S	19.67 (2.35) S	18.38 (2.67) S	17.33 (1.50) S
Fringe benefits	13.70 (3.09) M	14.40 (1.71) M	12.36 (5.37) D	13.27 (1.42) M	13.30 (2.16) M	12.92 (4.01) D	14.00 (2.67) M	15.67 (1.23) M
Contingent rewards	13.90 (4.15) M	13.60 (3.69) M	13.45 (2.73) M	13.36 (1.69) M	13.40 (1.95) M	15.25 (2.45) M	15.25 (1.91) M	15.78 (1.86) M
Operating condition	14.80 (1.93) M	11.40 (2.46) D	13.73 (1.95) M	12.91 (2.02) D	15.10 (1.97) M	13.83 (3.43) M	11.25 (2.82) D	13.44 (3.09) M
Co-workers	17.20 (2.15) S	15.40 (2.46) M	20.55 (2.81) S	14.91 (1.92) M	16.20 (2.53) S	17.92 (3.26) S	16.13 (2.98) S	16.89 (2.71) S
Nature of work	19.50 (2.12) S	18.50 (3.17) S	19.00 (2.98) S	18.00 (2.93) S	16.00 (2.82) S	19.50 (1.93) S	22.00 (2.25) S	18.00 (1.32) S
Communication	17.80 (3.16) S	17.20 (2.44) S	17.64 (2.77) S	14.64 (2.77) M	14.70 (2.58) M	19.17 (2.76) S	15.75 (2.49) M	16.22 (1.86) S
Overall	145.90 (14.44) S	139.00 (13.09) M	138.82 (19.63) M	131.27 (9.85) M	134.70 (10.13) M	149.33 (13.21) S	143.88 (12.42) M	141.56 (7.83) M

The Job Satisfaction Survey scores are expressed in mean (SD) and classified as dissatisfaction (D), moderate (M), and satisfaction (S) based on the mean values. Abbreviation: OPT = optometrist, NRS = nurse, PST = physiotherapist, OCT = occupational therapist, MIP = medical imaging practitioner, MLT = medical laboratory technologist, EHO = environmental health officers, DTC = dietician.