I am a little surprised that percentage for benefits, meaningful work, and being recognized are the lowest. One of the most famous saying is “do a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”. Which I would imagine would coincide with meaningful work, but I suppose that being challenged or excited by your work is more of the same towards loving your job. The reason I am surprised by benefits is that I feel most people will work a job solely for the benefits. Medical coverage is not something that is cheap, and I know people who have taken job just so that they will have expenses as such covered. However, most of the stats are more than likely relative to the person you are asking. Personally, I am motivated by having a good boss, pay, and a fulfilling job.