How healthy is your salary?

Which of the following provides the most job satisfaction?

Decision-making autonomy - Overall: 41.3%, Pharma/medical: 38%

Salary - Overall: 18.3%, Pharma/medical: 28.5%

Advancement potential - Overall: 8.7%, Pharma/medical: 9.5%

Number of hours worked - Overall: 11.1%, Pharma/medical: 5%

Job security - Overall: 20.6%, Pharma/medical: 19%

Which of the following provides the least job satisfaction?

Salary - Overall: 18%, Pharma/medical: 19%

Number of hours worked - Overall: 23%, Pharma/medical: 9.5%

Decision-making autonomy - Overall: 16%, Pharma/medical: 28.5%

Advancement potential - Overall: 24%, Pharma/medical: 28.5%

Job security - Overall: 19%, Pharma/medical: 14%

Job changes in the past year:

Added more responsibilities without more pay - Overall: 69.9%, Pharma/medical: 34%

Changed jobs or switched to new company - Overall: 19.4%, Pharma/medical: 17%

Experienced packaging-related budget cuts - Overall: 15.5%, Pharma/medical: 21%

Experienced packaging-related staff cuts - Overall: 13.6%, Pharma/medical: 10%

Promoted to a new job - Overall: 13.6%, Pharma/medical: 14%

(Multiple responses permitted)

Where are you located?

Northeast - Overall: 19%, Pharma/medical: 24%

Southeast - Overall: 16%, Pharma/medical: 19%

Midwest - Overall: 40%, Pharma/medical: 33%

Southwest - Overall: 6%, Pharma/medical: 5%

Mountain states - Overall: 2%, Pharma/medical: 5%

Other - Overall: 16%, Pharma/medical: 14%

What is the highest level of education you’ve completed?

2-year technical degree - Overall: 13%, Pharma/medical: 5%

4-year college degree - Overall: 46%, Pharma/medical: 48%

Post-graduate degree - Overall: 30%, Pharma/medical: 33%

Other - Overall: 11%, Pharma/medical: 14%

What plays the most critical role in your income?

Your production or output - Overall: 23%, Pharma/medical: 38%

Relationships with management or supervisors - Overall: 20%, Pharma/medical: 24%

Company or product sales - Overall: 38%, Pharma/medical: 28%

General economic issues - Overall: 15%, Pharma/medical: 5%

Other - Overall: 4%, Pharma/medical: 5%