Aim of the study. To assess job satisfaction of Lithuanian physical therapists. Objectives. 1) to assess overall job satisfaction of physical therapists; 2) to determine factors, affecting job satisfaction of physical therapists. Methods. The survey was carried out during the congress of Lithuanian Physical Therapy Association (28 May 2004). 224 questionnaires were distributed and 202 returned (response rate - 90.1%). 179 questionnaires were analysed. Job satisfaction was evaluated in scores from 1 (completely dissatisfied) to 5 (completely satisfied). Data analysis was performed with the help of statistical package SPSS 10. Statistical procedures: chi-square‘s test (χ²), Spearman rank correlation, Student (t) test, dispersion analysis (ANOVA). Results. 77.6% of physical therapists were satisfied with their work, 17.9%- neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 4.5% - dissatisfied. The score of overall job satisfaction was 3.8 out of 5.There were no significant differences in job satisfaction by gender, age groups, working experience, and workplace. Respondents with higher university education were more satisfied in their work than respondents with higher non-university education (scores 3.9 and 3.68; p<0.05). We found negative correlation between job satisfaction and the intent to change profession or workplace (correlation coefficients - 0.39 and -0.46; p<0.05). Statistically significant relationships between job satisfaction and pay (correlation coefficient 0.25), opportunity to... [to full text]