EXTENT OF JOB SATISFACTION OF SUB ASSISTANT AGRICULTURE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of job satisfaction of Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers Department of Agricultural Extension. Attempts were made to describe some selected characteristics of the SAAOs and examine relationships of each of the characteristics with their job satisfaction. Data were collected from 39 SAAOs of six upazilas under Faridpur district. A set of questionnaire was prepared keeping in mind the objectives. Data were collected from the Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers during their upazila level meeting from 10-31 July, 2014. Age, professional commitment, job performance, technological knowledge, problem confrontation capacity, motivation, supervision personality, training exposure and initiativeness for addressing farmer’s problem of the SAAOs were considered as the selected characteristics of SAAOs for the study. Pearson’s Product Moment correlation coefficent was used for determining the correlation between each of the selected characteristics of the SAAOs with their job satisfaction. From the coefficient analysis it was found that the age, personality and initiativeness for addressing farmer’s problem had significant relationship with their job satisfaction.