Full-Time Professors Report High Levels of Job Satisfaction, Survey Finds

by E Wayne Ross on November 1, 2007

The Chronicle: Full-Time Professors Report High Levels of Job Satisfaction, Survey Finds

Full-time faculty members at four-year colleges are happier with their jobs than most American workers, according to a new survey by the pension giant TIAA-CREF.

The company polled 300 full-time faculty members, who had each been employed for three or more years at a single four-year institution, about their views on their careers, work-life balance, and retirement expectations.

Inside Higher Ed: A Satisfied Full-Time Faculty

Many administrators complain about the many complaints of their faculty members, but it turns out that most professors (at least full timers at four-year colleges) are pretty happy with their jobs.