ABSTRACT

The study focused on the level of an assessment of job satisfaction among the administrative staffs of the institution. It further stresses the factors that are responsible to satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

The research design used was a descriptive survey type. The population consisted of all the academic staff and non-academic staff in the polytechnic. It was also revealed that there was a little insignificant difference in the job satisfaction of academic staffs and non-academic staffs in the institution. It also revealed that there was a significant improvement/ performance in job satisfaction among the administrative staffs of male and female in Edo State polytechnic Usen, Edo State, (ESPU). Based on this finding it was recommended that the polytechnic management should provide motivational factors such as,prompt payment of salary allowance, beaver bonus,job security insurance and medical facilities;that would sustain the tempo of the workers. Also, the polytechnic management should design a seminar programmes, training and development that moved boost their competency and enhance their performance of the staffs so that the institution goals could be achieved.