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The main purpose of the study was to compare the effects of work environment on job satisfaction and job burnout between youth companions in metropolitan cities and youth companions in provinces. 246(206 female, 40 male) youth companions from 6 metropolitan counseling and welfare center for youth and 32 province counseling and welfare center for youth participated in this study. They completed Youth Companion Work Environment Questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Statistical analyses of data were frequency, mean, standard deviation, t- test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis. SPSSWIN 21.0 was used for data analysis. The Results were as followed. First, there were no significant differences in all subscales of work environment (challenge, role conflict, role ambiguity, overwork) between youth companions in metropolitan cities and youth companions in provinces. Second, there were significant differences in subscales of job satisfaction(salary and intention of leaving job) between youth companions in metropolitan cities and youth companions in provinces. Third, there were no significant differences in all subscales of job burnout(emotional exhaustion, cynicism, personal efficacy) between youth companions in metropolitan cities and youth companions in provinces. Fourth, for youth companions in metropolitan cities, career and work hours had significant impact on job satisfaction and challenge, role ambiguity, role conflict had significant impact on job satisfaction but not overwork. However, for youth companions in provinces, gender had significant impact on job satisfaction and role ambiguity, challenge, role conflict had significant impact on job satisfaction but not overwork. Fifth, for youth companions in metropolitan cities, age and work hours had significant impact on job burnout and only challenge had significant impact on job burnout. On the other hand, or youth companions in provinces, all control variables had no significant impact on job burnout and only challenge had significant impact on job burnout.