Loading...
Money isn't everything: job satisfaction, nonmonetary job rewards, and sub-baccalaureate credentials.
Journal Title
Research in higher education journal
Readers/Advisors
Journal Title
Term and Year
Publication Date
Book Title
Publication Volume
30
Publication Issue
Publication Begin
Publication End
Number of pages
Collections
Files
Loading...
nihms-1021230.pdf
Adobe PDF, 99.4 KB
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Abstract
Some researchers and reformers have raised doubts about whether sub-BA credentials lead to good jobs. This study finds that young working adults (ages 25-32) report that nonmonetary rewards such as autonomy and career relevance are more strongly related to job satisfaction than earnings is. Controlling for background differences, young adults with BA and graduate degrees have the greatest nonmonetary job rewards, followed by those with associate's degrees and certificate credentials, all of whom have significantly greater nonmonetary job rewards than high school graduates. Students who attend college without earning credentials report few job rewards, and no better autonomy and career-relevance than high school graduates. Parents, advisors, and policymakers should inform students of nonmonetary job rewards they likely will value as young adult workers in addition to earnings, and which credentials lead to these job rewards.
Citation
Rosenbaum J, Rosenbaum J. Money isn't everything: job satisfaction, nonmonetary job rewards, and sub-baccalaureate credentials. Res High Educ J. 2016 Sep;30:https://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/162430.pdf. PMID: 31080844; PMCID: PMC6508652.