Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 198 - 209 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209 İndeks Tarihi: 26-05-2022

The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey

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The construction sector is a sector that employs a significant amount of employees in Turkey and appeals to many branches of work and professions. In Turkey, the construction sector ranks first in the statistics of occupational accidents, with the highest fatality every year. In this study, how the construction workers choose their profession in Turkey, whether they have professional qualification certificates, the relationship between career choice and job satisfaction, and the perceptions of workers in the construction sector about occupational accidents were determined through questionnaires. The questionnaires were applied to 72 construction workers working at four different construction sites. The prepared questionnaires are determined how the construction workers' choice of occupation affected their job satisfaction using a fivepoint Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree, undecided, agree, strongly agree). The average and standard deviation of the answers given by the construction workers to the questionnaires were found. The relationship between job choice and job satisfaction, between job satisfaction and occupational accident, was determined by correlation analysis. As a result of the study, it has been determined that other people choose a significant portion of the construction workers in Turkey. The job satisfaction of the construction workers who desire a profession is higher. Most of the construction workers working in Turkey perceive work accidents as death or severe injury that will require hospital treatment.
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APA Ustabas I, Sarı H, Fandaklı S (2021). The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. , 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
Chicago Ustabas Ilker,Sarı Hatice,Fandaklı Seda The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. (2021): 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
MLA Ustabas Ilker,Sarı Hatice,Fandaklı Seda The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. , 2021, ss.198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
AMA Ustabas I,Sarı H,Fandaklı S The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. . 2021; 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
Vancouver Ustabas I,Sarı H,Fandaklı S The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. . 2021; 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
IEEE Ustabas I,Sarı H,Fandaklı S "The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey." , ss.198 - 209, 2021. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
ISNAD Ustabas, Ilker vd. "The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey". (2021), 198-209. https://doi.org/10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
APA Ustabas I, Sarı H, Fandaklı S (2021). The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online), 4(4), 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
Chicago Ustabas Ilker,Sarı Hatice,Fandaklı Seda The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online) 4, no.4 (2021): 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
MLA Ustabas Ilker,Sarı Hatice,Fandaklı Seda The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online), vol.4, no.4, 2021, ss.198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
AMA Ustabas I,Sarı H,Fandaklı S The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online). 2021; 4(4): 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
Vancouver Ustabas I,Sarı H,Fandaklı S The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online). 2021; 4(4): 198 - 209. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
IEEE Ustabas I,Sarı H,Fandaklı S "The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey." Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online), 4, ss.198 - 209, 2021. 10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209
ISNAD Ustabas, Ilker vd. "The effect of occupational choice on job satisfaction and occupational accidents in the construction sector: A case study on Rize and Çorum in Turkey". Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online) 4/4 (2021), 198-209. https://doi.org/10.31462/jcemi.2021.04198209