It has been argued that due to cultural differences, minority group members may perceive and respond to the work environment differently than nonminority group members. Past research has focused on Black-White differences in job attitudes. The present study investigates the job attitudes of Mexican-American employees. The sample consisted of 58 Mexican-American and 48 White, blue-collar male employees of a food-processing company located in a large southwestern city. A modified version of Porter's Needs Satisfaction Questionnaire was used to measure need satisfaction and importance in five areas: security need, social needs, esteem needs, autonomy needs, and self-actualization needs. The results indicated that need satisfaction and importance were very similar for these two groups. Only 2 of 26 comparisons were statistically significant. The Mexican-American employees were more satisfied with job prestige outside the company and, compared to the nonminority group, they perceived opportunity for friendship as more important. The hierarchies of need satisfaction and importance were also quite similar for the two groups. Overall, these results suggest that Mexican-American employees perceive and valuate their jobs in a manner very similar to that of nonminority employees in comparable jobs. These findings were discussed in relation to earlier work. (Author)