A Research on the Occupational Job Satisfaction of Religious Officers

This study is a descriptive field research conducted in order to examine the relationship between the professional perceptions of the religious officials working in the Bilecik Provincial and District Muftis Office. The study was conducted between 15 August 2018 and 15 November 2018. The universe of the research consisted of 465 religious officials, who were permanent, contracted and honorary status teachers of the Imam-Hatip, Muezzin Kayyim and Qur'an Courses in the centers, villages and towns connected to the Bilecik provincial and district muftis. The research was designed in descriptive survey and comparative relational screening models. At the end of the research; professional job satisfaction levels of religious officials; the satisfaction of the profession and the place of duty, the profession of doing the job, the professional knowledge and skills in terms of being adequate and in the case of appropriate conditions, according to the status of the occupation of the significance values of p <0.05; the job satisfaction levels of those who are not satisfied with the job place and who are slightly satisfied are quite low compared to those who are satisfied with the job place; the occupational job satisfaction levels of those who are partially satisfied are quite low compared to those who are satisfied with the profession; In terms of professional knowledge and skill, the level of satisfaction is higher than the ones who stated that they are less than adequate and inadequate; It was found to be at a lower level