Relationship of job satisfaction and demographic variables in pars ceram factory employees in Iran

The purpose of the article was to study the relationship between job satisfaction and demographic variables in Pars Ceram Factory employees. The research was descriptive and survey study. The sample group was 120 employees out of 1000 total staff of the factory who were selected randomly. JDI and personal data sheet were used as tools. Descriptive and inferential statistics (correlation, t-test and multi-variables regression) were employed. Results showed that there was a correlation between employees' job satisfaction and a few demographic variables (like sex, age, education and etc) and also with few organizational factors (such as job situation, work shifts and hours). There were found significant differences in job satisfaction of men and women (alpha = 0.005), single and married (alpha = 0.036), formal and contract recruitment samples (alpha = 0.001) & between groups with different salaries (= 0.001). Such studies can provide suitable information for employees/employers to promote the organizational productivity. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.