The 1.6 million organizations that make up the American philanthropic and nonprofit sector account for about one-tenth of the U.S. workforce, and a majority of these employees like their jobs, according to a new survey.

That doesn't mean, however, these workers don't have complaints or worry about their future, the survey of 1,000 full-time employees by the TIAA-CREF Institute and Independent Sector found.

Fifty-nine percent of nonprofit employees said they were very or extremely satisfied with their current employment, and more than 90 percent said personal satisfaction with their work's mission was an important driver in their career decisions.

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Michael S. Fischer

Michael S. Fischer is a longtime contributing writer for ThinkAdvisor. He previously reported on trade and intellectual property topics for the Economist Intelligence Unit and covered the hedge fund industry for MARHedge and Reuters News Service.