The study tested the hypothesis that congruence between personality and occupational environment has a favorable influence on job satisfaction. Personality and job satisfaction were measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Brayfield and Rothe's Index of Job Satisfaction, respectively (N = 586). The occupations were classified as technical, intellectual, and social. The results did not provide support for the hypothesis. But personality characteristics, such as extravert-introvert and judging-perceiving, did influence job satisfaction irrespective of occupations.
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