Table 2.

Physician associate job satisfaction according to the Cooper 10-item Job Satisfaction Scale

DomainMean
Colleagues3.37
Hours of work3.04
Overall satisfaction3.03
Physical working conditions3.03
Freedom to choose my own way of working2.99
Amount of responsibility2.98
Variety of work2.95
Recognition for good work2.83
Opportunity to use abilities2.75
Pay2.62
Mean overall score 29.6, median 30, range 3–40
  • Each item scored on a scale from 0 (very dissatisfied) to 4 (very satisfied)