International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
V Rama Krishna, RS Waghmare and MK Rathod

abstract
The present study was conducted on ‘Job competence and job satisfaction of Agricultural Extension Officers in Nalgonda district of Telangana state’ with sample sizes of 120 Agricultural Extension Officers from the various Mandal of Nalgonda district. The data was collected with the help of an interview schedule prepared according to the objectives of the study. In case of job satisfaction the majority of Agricultural Extension Officers (65.84%) had a moderate level of job satisfaction. The study found no significant correlation between age or educational achievement and job happiness, emphasizing the role that organizational and individual traits play. Job experience did not significantly improve job satisfaction despite a considerable correlation, highlighting the importance of personal characteristics and the workplace. However, there was a significant and positive link between training and job satisfaction, indicating that well-designed training programs increase officers' job happiness and productivity. Among psychological variables, work stress was found to have a negative and significant link with job satisfaction, demonstrating the deleterious impacts of stress on overall job pleasure.