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The purpose of this study was to examine possible differences and relations in Physical Education (P.E.) teachers' perceived job satisfaction and burnout, in relation to educational sector (private vs public), educational level (primary vs secondary) and gender. Two hundred and eighty two P.E. teachers, aged from 24 to 65 years old (M = 43.6, SD = 5.45), both from elementary and secondary schools, participated in the study. One hundred of them served in private schools and 182 in public ones. Their working exprerience ranged from one to 37 years (M = 14.5, SD = 7.23). The Employee Satisfaction Inventory (Koustelios & Bagiatis, 1997) was employed to assess job satisfaction. For the measurement of burnout, Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson, 1986), which has been validated for the Greek population, was used. The results revealed a negative relationship between job satisfaction and burnout. Private sector P.E. teachers seem to experience higher job satisfaction and lower burnout compared to their public sector colleagues. Furthermore, P.E. teachers who serve both in elementary and secondary schools, appear to experience higher job satisfaction. Finally, secondary P.E. teachers seem to experience lower burnout compared to their primary education colleagues. No statistically significant differences were found in relation to gender for both job satisfaction and burnout. Overall, it seems that P.E. teachers who work in private schools and/or in secondary education seem to be more satisfied and less burned-out. Implications of the aforementioned observed relationships are discussed.Key words: Private school, public school, primary education, secondary education. ResumenEl objetivo de este estudio fue examinar las posibles diferencias y relaciones en la Educación Física (EF) con respecto a la percibida satisfacción laboral y el burnout de los profesores de la EF en relación con el sector de la educación (privado versus público), nivel educativo (primario versus secundario) y género. 282 profesores de la EF participaron en el estudio,con edades entre 24 y 65 años (M = 43.6, SD = 5.45), tanto de escuelas primarias que de secundarias, 100 siendo de las escuelas privadas y 182 de las públicas. Su experiencia de trabajo varía de uno a 37 años (M = 14.5, SD = 7.23). Para la evaluación de la satisfacción laboral se empleó el Inventario de Satisfacción del Empleado (ESI) (Koustelios & Bagiatis, 1997). Para la medición del burnout, se utilizó el Inventario Maslach Burnout (MBI) (Maslach & Jackson, 1986), que también ha sido validado para la población griega. Los resultados revelaron una relación negativa entre la satisfacción laboral y el burnout. Los profesores de la EF trabajando en las escuelas privadas parecen experimentar mayor satisfacción en el trabajo y menor burnouten comparación con suis colleges del sector público. Además, los profesores de EF trabajando en el mismo tiempo en las escuelas primarias y secundarias, parecen experimentar mayor satisfacción laboral, mientras que los de la secundaria parec...