What is the most satisfying work in the world? A study tried to answer this question, submitting 59,000 estonates employed in 263 different jobs to a questionnaire. Participants in the survey was requested details regarding the work, salary, personality, and how much they considered themselves satisfied with their life in generaland work in particular. The results, not yet subjected to peer overhaul, have been published on Psyarxiv Preprints.
Satisfaction in life. From the responses of the interviewees the so -called “religious professionals“They were found to be the most satisfied of their life. Lattoners (workers who work the plates) and self -employed workers. In the top-ten of the most satisfied too Psychologists, health professionals and masseurs.
The ranking closes the security officers, postmen and market investigations, together with waiters, butchers and driving school instructors.
Work satisfaction. As for the satisfaction in the workplace the happiest would be dentistsfollowed by osteers and hairdressers, but also writers, software developers and – once again – religious and health professionals. Little satisfaction instead for transporters, workers, cuisine of cooking and waiters.
Money and success do not count (a lot). The results show that satisfaction on life and work they do not depend on success or salarybut from the absence of stress and from the fact that one’s use makes you feel made. “I expected that the prestige of a job was strongly associated with the satisfaction we get, but we have only detected a slight correlation between the two aspects”, explains Kätlin years, one of the authors of the study, adding that “Little prestigious jobs can be very satisfying». The expert also notes a factor that unites the less satisfactory works – stress, which often derives from an important role with many responsibilities such as manager in a multinational. This, he underlines, would also explain why Self -employed workers were among the most satisfied of their lives.
While recognizing that some aspects of this research can also apply to other years years, it advises not to generalize, because in Estonia there may be cultural norms that affect the way people perceive their work.
