BACKGROUNDMedicine has long been considered as one of the most sacred and well reputed professions. In all groups of population, many children aspire to become doctor since their early childhood. But gradually a physician's job has lost its charm as it used to be in the past. The prime reason of this attenuated job satisfaction is enormous job stress, which a doctor undergoes during performance of his job. Though there is a general perception that currently doctors are adequately contented with their jobs, yet formal medical research over the subject is meagre all over the globe. This is a descriptive study carried out in District Hospital, Kalaburagi, to find out the level of job satisfaction in doctors. The study was