The research investigation was conducted in Western Vidarbha Zone of Maharashtra State with 48 Subject Matter Specialists working under the eight Krishi Vigyan Kendra to know their job satisfaction. The study revealed that slightly above half () of the SMSs were satisfied with their job, whereas nearly one third () quoted extreme satisfaction while one tenth () were not satisfied with their job. The item-wise job satisfaction mean index of the SMSs were calculated and it revealed that, self-esteem (), opportunity of help others (), use of talents (), opportunity to do challenging job () and opportunity to do many things () were the prime job satisfaction factors quoted by the SMSs. | Determinants influencing for job satisfaction of the subject matter specialists