Table 1 Job satisfaction according to characteristics of participants (N = 112)

Gender

Male

37(33.0)

3.17 ± 0.43

1.579

(0.117)

Female

75(67.0)

3.03 ± 0.45

Age(year)

20 ~ 29

48(42.9)

3.13 ± 0.45

1.021

(0.364)

30 ~ 39

50(44.6)

3.01 ± 0.44

40 ~ 49

14(12.5)

3.14 ± 0.49

Education

Associate degree

25(22.3)

2.91 ± 0.37

2.307

(0.104)

Bachelor

73(65.2)

3.13 ± 0.46

Graduate school

14(12.5)

3.11 ± 0.47

Clinical career

Within 5 years

40(35.8)

3.17 ± 0.46

1.445

(0.240)

5–10 years

37(33.0)

3.04 ± 0.40

Over 10 years

35(31.2)

3.01 ± 0.47

PA career

Within 1 year

30(26.8)

2.94 ± 0.46

1.595

(0.195)

1–3 years

39(34.8)

3.10 ± 0.43

3–5 years

18(16.1)

3.09 ± 0.44

Over 5 years

25(22.3)

3.20 ± 0.44

Employment type

Permanent job

104(92.9)

3.09 ± 0.45

1.165

(0.247)

Temporary job

8(7.1)

2.90 ± 0.35

Annual income

Within 40 million won

30(26.8)

3.04 ± 0.41

− 0.555

(0.580)

Over 40 million won

82(73.2)

3.09 ± 0.46

Working

motivation

Avoiding rotating shift

49(43.8)

3.04 ± 0.45

1.344

(0.259)

Manpower arrangement

28(25.0)

3.03 ± 0.43

Advanced practice

24(21.4)

3.23 ± 0.38

Self-development

9(8.0)

3.13 ± 0.59

Others

2(1.8)

2.68 ± 0.46