The assessment of teachers' satisfaction with their careers is one of the parameters that can be used to measure the quality of teaching and improve access to the teaching function. The present study tries to analyze the satisfaction of Physical Education teachers with the career, taking into account three factors are decisive for the diagnosis: the assessment of the initial training received, access to the world life and professional experiences. From these axes we evaluate with mixed methodology the differences that exist between the satisfaction of men and women and those that come from the opinions of Physical Education Teaching degree graduates and graduates of Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport. The results show how the variable "sex" leads us to conclude that there are no significant differences between the satisfaction of men and women with the career, despite the fact that the motivations and perceptions of each group vary. These differences are significant considering the variable "studies". The practical skills in the training received, the problems of access to the teaching function and the negative sensations perceived in the first destinations are some of the aspects that lead teachers to feel less satisfied with the career. The study concludes with the need to delve deeper into the barriers that men and women have in the profession and to know whether the differences in satisfaction according to studies increase with years of experience.

Professional satisfaction; Physical education; Teacher training; Pedagogic practice; Assessment.