Analysis of the Factors Influencing Occupational Satisfaction of Youth Self-Employers Using the 2021 Youth Panel Survey

The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting the occupational satisfaction of young self-employed people using youth panel data (YP2021). As a result of the analysis, first, it was found that the higher the suitability of the education level of young self-employed people, the higher the occupational satisfaction. Second, it was analyzed that the higher the major consistency of young self-employed people, the higher the occupational satisfaction. Based on the results of this study, the following implications are to be presented. This suggests that in order to improve the occupational satisfaction of young self-employed people, prior education support such as consulting diagnosis is necessary in consideration of the level of education. In addition, high-quality miscellaneous matching support is needed to select an industry that is highly related to the major of young self-employed people. Finally, if continuous monitoring is conducted for young self-employed people to identify difficulties and establish a systematic institutional foundation, it will be able to contribute to improving occupational satisfaction and increasing the success rate of startups of young self-employed people.