If money is valued, then higher pay will increase satisfaction. Perhaps job satisfaction comes from a combination of several sources. Individuals accept jobs that pay well but that are not satisfying in order to be able to afford what is satisfying after work. Money is important to attract qualified staff, but intrinsic motivators are needed to retain them. Feedback is intrinsic to the goals of work, especially if the worker's clients change slowly and have a tendency to blame the worker for their own lack of growth.
Feedback increases motivation and decreases stressful ambiguity.
Positive feedback about task performance is especially important for women in order to foster advancement. Specific characteristics of the job lead to satisfaction. The overall work load needs to be somewhat challenging, but not overly exhausting, stressful, or boring. To be motivated, workers need to be assigned specific, difficult but acceptable performance goals, which permit pleasant social interaction with co-workers. The work should allow the individual the opportunity to experience the intrinsic motivation that the job is important, significant, valuable, and worthwhile.