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Q: Besides your Salary, what's most important to you about work?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Industries

The most common answer was "Work Life Balance" (36%)

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

14%

Culture & Environment

16%

Gender

Male

Career Advancement Opportunities

27%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

12%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Career Advancement Opportunities

19%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

18%

Culture & Environment

18%

Answered by 10,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

38%

Work Life Balance

Caucasian answered Work Life Balance the most among all other ethnicities.

Asian or Pacific Islander answered Healthcare & Benefits the least among all other ethnicities.

Career Advancement Opportunities

22%

Work Life Balance

38%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

14%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

34%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

16%

Culture & Environment

14%

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

29%

Company Mission

13%

Healthcare & Benefits

21%

Culture & Environment

13%

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

Career Advancement Opportunities

35%

Work Life Balance

31%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

Career Advancement Opportunities

17%

Work Life Balance

29%

Company Mission

18%

Healthcare & Benefits

19%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 100+ Native American

Career Advancement Opportunities

26%

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

12%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 1,000+ Other

Age

40%

Work Life Balance

41-45 answered Work Life Balance the most among all other age groups.

66+ answered Career Advancement Opportunities the least among all other age groups.

Career Advancement Opportunities

28%

Work Life Balance

29%

Company Mission

14%

Healthcare & Benefits

13%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25

Career Advancement Opportunities

31%

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

11%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30

Career Advancement Opportunities

26%

Work Life Balance

38%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

11%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35

Career Advancement Opportunities

22%

Work Life Balance

38%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

15%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

Career Advancement Opportunities

20%

Work Life Balance

40%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

15%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

Career Advancement Opportunities

16%

Work Life Balance

40%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

18%

Culture & Environment

18%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50

Career Advancement Opportunities

12%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

23%

Culture & Environment

19%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 51-55

Career Advancement Opportunities

Work Life Balance

35%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

27%

Culture & Environment

18%

Answered by 500+ aged 56-60

Career Advancement Opportunities

Work Life Balance

29%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

35%

Culture & Environment

20%

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

Career Advancement Opportunities

Work Life Balance

31%

Company Mission

18%

Healthcare & Benefits

17%

Culture & Environment

29%

Answered by 100+ aged 66+

Education

38%

Work Life Balance

Bachelor's answered Work Life Balance the most among all other education levels.

Career Advancement Opportunities

19%

Work Life Balance

30%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

23%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level

Career Advancement Opportunities

19%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

18%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

Career Advancement Opportunities

16%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

11%

Healthcare & Benefits

21%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level

Career Advancement Opportunities

26%

Work Life Balance

38%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

10%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level

Career Advancement Opportunities

29%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

10%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level

Career Advancement Opportunities

28%

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

14%

Healthcare & Benefits

11%

Culture & Environment

14%

Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

39%

Work Life Balance

Over 10 Years answered Work Life Balance the most among all other segments.

Entry Level
1 to 3 Years
3 to 6 Years
6 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

30%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

17%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience

Career Advancement Opportunities

28%

Work Life Balance

31%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

13%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience

Career Advancement Opportunities

28%

Work Life Balance

34%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

12%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 5,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

14%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience

Career Advancement Opportunities

19%

Work Life Balance

39%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

16%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

46%

Work Life Balance

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered Work Life Balance the most among all other locations.

San Francisco answered Healthcare & Benefits the least among all other locations.

Career Advancement Opportunities

25%

Work Life Balance

35%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

16%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 500+ in Atlanta

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

40%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

10%

Culture & Environment

18%

Answered by 500+ in Boston

Career Advancement Opportunities

22%

Work Life Balance

40%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

13%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

Career Advancement Opportunities

23%

Work Life Balance

38%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

17%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 500+ in Dallas

Career Advancement Opportunities

20%

Work Life Balance

41%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

12%

Culture & Environment

18%

Answered by 500+ in Denver

Career Advancement Opportunities

13%

Work Life Balance

46%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

27%

Culture & Environment

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

39%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

13%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by 100+ in Houston

Career Advancement Opportunities

28%

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

11%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

Career Advancement Opportunities

11%

Work Life Balance

42%

Company Mission

13%

Healthcare & Benefits

19%

Culture & Environment

15%

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

Career Advancement Opportunities

30%

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

11%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

Career Advancement Opportunities

26%

Work Life Balance

36%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

14%

Culture & Environment

17%

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

Career Advancement Opportunities

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

33%

Healthcare & Benefits

Culture & Environment

34%

Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA

Career Advancement Opportunities

33%

Work Life Balance

29%

Company Mission

11%

Healthcare & Benefits

Culture & Environment

20%

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

Career Advancement Opportunities

32%

Work Life Balance

33%

Company Mission

10%

Healthcare & Benefits

Culture & Environment

19%

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

Career Advancement Opportunities

24%

Work Life Balance

39%

Company Mission

Healthcare & Benefits

Culture & Environment

19%

Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle

Career Advancement Opportunities

23%

Work Life Balance

37%

Company Mission

12%

Healthcare & Benefits

12%

Culture & Environment

16%

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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