Job Satisfaction Survey Template
Fourteen questions that rate the job itself rather than the employer, and ask for no name or email.
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The 14 job satisfaction survey questions
A job satisfaction survey is a short questionnaire that asks employees how satisfied they are with the job they hold: the work itself, the workload, supervision, pay and where the role leads. Every question here uses one scale and opens in the free questionnaire maker with one click.
The job overall (1 question)
One rating for the whole job, asked before any detail.
- Thinking of your job as a whole, how satisfied are you with it right now?
The work itself (3 questions)
What the job consists of, hour by hour.
- How satisfied are you with the work you spend most of your day doing?
- How satisfied are you with how well this job fits your skills?
- How satisfied are you with how worthwhile this job feels to you?
Say and workload (2 questions)
How much the job asks, and how much control comes with it.
- How satisfied are you with how much say you have over the way the work gets done?
- How satisfied are you with the amount of work this job expects in a normal week?Low here and on question 5 is the first pair to fix.
Supervision and colleagues (2 questions)
The people the job puts around you. Neither item names anyone.
- How satisfied are you with the day-to-day supervision you get?
- How satisfied are you with the colleagues you depend on in this job?
Credit and pay (2 questions)
What the job gives back for the work.
- How satisfied are you with how often your work is acknowledged here?
- How satisfied are you with what this job pays?A low score here beside high scores elsewhere points at the amount.
Where the job leads (2 questions)
Whether the role is a step forward or a place to stay.
- How satisfied are you with what you are learning in this job?
- How satisfied are you with what this job is preparing you for?
In their words, then one rating (2 questions)
An optional comment box, then the job against what it promised.
- If one thing about this job changed tomorrow, what would you pick?
- Compared with what you expected when you took this job, how satisfied are you now?Below question 1 means the job promised more than it gave.
How to use the job satisfaction survey
Send one copy per job family, such as every nurse on a ward or every picker in a warehouse, so each result describes one job. Collect answers without names, and tell people up front who will see them.
Run it once or twice a year. Between rounds, the employee pulse survey gives a quick monthly read.
To read it, average each group of questions and rank the groups from highest to lowest. The lowest group is where to act, and the comments in question 13 tell you why.
If supervision ranks last, the manager effectiveness survey rates that manager directly. If the pay answers are about fairness between colleagues, the pay equity survey asks about it in detail. If people doubt the role will last, send the job security questionnaire.
Job satisfaction survey FAQ
What is the difference between job satisfaction and employee satisfaction?
Job satisfaction is about the job a person holds: the work, the workload, supervision, pay and prospects. Employee satisfaction is wider and takes in the employer, its benefits and the workplace. For that wider read, use the employee satisfaction survey.
How many questions should a job satisfaction survey have?
Enough for one overall rating, one to three questions per part of the job and a comment box. That is 14 here, about three minutes, short enough to run again in six months and compare.
What is Spector's Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS)?
The JSS is a research scale by Paul Spector: 36 items across nine facets, each answered on a six-point agree scale. He allows free use in return for sharing your results, a citation and his copyright notice.[1] This template asks for none of those.
Michael Hodge, survey methodology · Updated 28 September 2026 · How templates are reviewed
Sources (1)
- Spector, P.E. Job Satisfaction Survey, JSS. paulspector.com. paulspector.com
Find out which part of the job to fix first
Fourteen questions on one answer scale, with a comment box near the end.
Use this template