The purpose of this study was to investigate on the effects of volunteering, self-esteem and job-esteem on major satisfaction among the nursing students. This study used a descriptive research design. The participants of this study were 339 nursing students at 2 university in south and north Jeolla-do. 34.8% of the respondents have done volunteer work. Self-esteem was significantly affected by sex, religion, economic status, satisfaction of school life and Job-esteem was significantly affected by religion, satisfaction of school life. Major satisfaction was significantly affected by grade, economic status, satisfaction of school life. Satisfaction on the volunteering work had significant effect on the self-esteem statistically and volunteering experience and the number of volunteering has significant effect on the job-esteem. Major satisfaction was significantly affected by the number of volunteering work, days of volunteering and satisfaction in volunteering work. Related factors affecting major satisfaction was satisfaction of school life, self-esteem and job-esteem. Through this result, it could be suggested that is a need for a strategies to increase satisfaction of school life, self-esteem and job-esteem in order to improve major satisfaction among nursing students.