"Job Satisfaction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation.
| Descriptor ID |
D007588
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.784.692.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Job Satisfaction- Job Satisfaction
- Job Satisfactions
- Satisfaction, Job
- Satisfactions, Job
- Work Satisfaction
- Satisfaction, Work
- Satisfactions, Work
- Work Satisfactions
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Job Satisfaction".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Job Satisfaction" by people in this website by year, and whether "Job Satisfaction" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Job Satisfaction" by people in Profiles.
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Shanafelt TD, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky C, Trockel M, Tutty M, Wang H, Carlasare LE, West CP. Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration Among U.S. Residents and Fellows and the General U.S. Working Population Between 2012 and 2023. Acad Med. 2025 12 01; 100(12):1486-1498.
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Cadorette JH, McCurry MK, Letourneau RM, Viveiros JD. Attributes of Employment Important to Prelicensure and Newly Licensed Nurses for Recruitment and Retention. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2026 Mar-Apr 01; 42(2):91-95.
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Shanafelt TD, West CP, Sinsky C, Trockel M, Tutty M, Wang H, Carlasare LE, Dyrbye LN. Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2023. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Jul; 100(7):1142-1158.
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Gynning BE, Karlsson E, Teoh K, Gustavsson P, Christiansen F, Brulin E. Contextualising the job demands-resources model: a cross-sectional study of the psychosocial work environment across different healthcare professions. Hum Resour Health. 2024 11 19; 22(1):77.
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Fernemark H, Karlsson N, Skagerstr?m J, Seing I, Karlsson E, Brulin E, Nilsen P. Psychosocial work environment in Swedish primary healthcare: a cross-sectional survey of physicians' job satisfaction, turnover intention, social support, leadership climate and change fatigue. Hum Resour Health. 2024 10 23; 22(1):70.
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Karlsson E, Karlsson N, Fernemark H, Seing I, Skagerstr?m J, Brulin E, Nilsen P. A Cross-Sectional Survey of Swedish Primary Healthcare Nurses' Discontent With Their Current Job. J Nurs Manag. 2024; 2024:2786600.
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Gardiner P, P?rez-Aranda A, Bell N, Clark DR, Schuman-Olivier Z, Lin EH. Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities: Exploring the Effects of a Synchronous Online Continuing Medical Education Program on Physician Burnout. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2025 Apr 01; 45(2):119-127.
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Carlasare LE, Wang H, West CP, Trockel M, Dyrbye LN, Tutty M, Sinsky C, Shanafelt TD. Associations Between Organizational Support, Burnout, and Professional Fulfillment Among US Physicians During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Healthc Manag. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 69(5):368-386.
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Trockel MT, Dyrbye LN, West CP, Sinsky CA, Wang H, Carlasare LE, Tutty M, Shanafelt TD. Impact of Work on Personal Relationships and Physician Well-being. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Oct; 99(10):1567-1576.
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Keller DS, Narula N, Schwarz E, Mellinger JD, Feldman LS, Dort J, Asbun HJ, Romanelli J. A cross sectional survey on burnout and career satisfaction in surgeons: a joint work from the SAGES quality, outcomes, and safety and reimaging the practice of surgery burnout task forces. Surg Endosc. 2024 09; 38(9):4776-4787.