Job satisfaction is a construct that is perceived by employees in an organization. It is perceived in different ways that might have been influenced by employees' demographic characteristics. This study reviews on the employees' job satisfaction wheter it is affected by their demographic characteristics in different contexts. Regarding the dimensions of job satisfaction, it consists of physiological and psychological constructs. In physiological constructs, salary, incentives, benefits, facilities and similar others that fulfil the biological needs of employees are included whereas psychological construct contains emotional activities such as symbolic rewards such as verbal rewards, conducive environment and similar components. From the analysis of the past studies on the effect of employees' demographic characteristics, it is concluded that the findings are not generalizable in wider context. They are contextual, for example, effect of gender is significant in one organization and it is not true for another. The author suggests that the future researchers need to examine that what are the factors that are responsible for maintaining the consistent result on the effect of demographic characteristics on the employees' job satisfaction.
Job Satisfaction, Demographic Characteristics, Gender, Age, Experience
