The Impact of Demographic Variables on Job Satisfaction of Professional Staff of the Benue State Library Board, Makurdi

The study investigated the impact of demographic variables on job satisfaction of the professional staff of the Benue State Library Board Makurdi. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study includes all the 24 library staff of Benue State Library Board Makurdi. Since the population was relatively small and manageable by the researchers, all the 24 library staff of the Benue State Library Board Makurdi was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using Means and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions. Findings of the study revealed that aged professional staffs of the library are satisfied with their job while the younger ones are dissatisfied. The study also revealed that female professional staffs are more satisfied with their job than their male counterparts and that married staff are more satisfied than staff who are single. The findings revealed that professional staffs with high academic qualification have greater job satisfaction than those with low qualification. The study concluded that demographic variables such as age, sex, marital status and educational qualification have impacts on the satisfaction of library staff in Benue State Library Board, Makurdi. The recommendation was made that younger library staff should be encouraged to have the dignity of labour which will, in turn, lead to satisfaction with their jobs. Unmarried library staff should give attention and take their work seriously, unlike married library staff, to achieve job satisfaction. Junior staff should be allowed to further their studies since it has shown that staff with high educational qualification have a high level of job satisfaction and do put in their best than those with low educational qualification.