Job Satisfaction Survey Norms

American Norms: Medical Plus Mental Health Workers

Facet

Mean

Weighted Mean

 Standard Deviation of Means

Salary

11.6

11.3

2.3

Promotion

11.7

11.4

1.9

Supervision

18.7

18.0

1.9

Benefits

13.7

13.1

2.1

Contingent Rewards

13.5

13.1

2.0

Conditions

13.3

13.1

1.9

Coworkers

17.9

17.3

1.7

Work Itself

18.8

18.4

2.2

Communication

14.4

14.1

1.9

Total

133.5

129.8

12.7

Number Of Samples = 41, Total Sample Size = 4905, June 22, 2006.

Mean = sum of sample means/number of samples. This represents mean of samples regardless of sample size. Weighted mean is sum of sample means times n per sample/total n. This is the mean of all subjects. Weighted mean is more influenced by large samples.

Copyright Paul E. Spector, All rights reserved, Last modified June 22, 2006.