Most people are happy with their jobs and work satisfaction increases with age, according to a new study. Eighty-six percent of people questioned between 1972 and 2006 said they were content in their work and only four percent were not satisfied, Forbes reported.
The study showed workers over 65 years old were the most satisfied while people under 29 were the least happy in their work. They added that as people get older they move up the career ladder and get into better positions. They also sort through different alternative careers and find something that matches their talents and abilities better. Many of the least satisfied younger people are in starter jobs.
They are the bottom of the ladder, lowest paid and doing the most basic work, and not the creative work," he explained in an interview. Many of these people eventually move out of these unhappy jobs and that's when job satisfaction levels increase with age.
Blacks, Hispanics and those doing unskilled labour also reported low levels of job satisfaction, while those in high prestige positions who earn more money were the most satisfied. But money and prestige do not guarantee satisfaction.