Introduction: Skilled and efficient human resources is one of the most important tools for attaining organizational goals because it plays a key role in increasing or decreasing organizational productivity. Thus, we investigated the roles of emotional intelligence and leadership styles in job satisfaction of the staff of Kerman hospitals.
 
Materials & Methods: The study population consisted of all the personnel of Kerman hospitals (n=160), Kerman, Iran, who were selected using the convenience sampling method. The data collection tools comprised emotional intelligence, leadership behavior, and job satisfaction questionnaires. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used.
 
Findings: Our findings revealed the significant positive relationship of emotional intelligence and leadership styles with employee job satisfaction in Kerman hospitals. Multiple regression analysis also showed that emotional intelligence and leadership styles describe 53% of variations in job satisfaction.
 
Discussion & Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, organizational authorities should pay special attention to the role of these variables.