Some say teaching is a calling and others call it a passion -- but many teachers today said it is simply too much work.

According to the most recent “Texas Teachers, Moonlighting and Morale” survey, done by Sam Houston State University for the Texas State Teachers Association, 42 percent of teachers were seriously dissatisfied with their working conditions. The top problems: 55 percent cited discipline and 37% cited paperwork.

“We need to accelerate programs like the full-time mentoring. So a brand new teacher going into a classroom and often times teachers end up working in some of the most difficult classrooms as their first assignments - those teachers really need someone there,” said Luis Malfaro, president of the local teachers union Education Austin.

Austin Independent School District has nine full-time mentors and a handful of part time ones. They are placed on five high-need campuses, including Lanier High School.

District officials said they expect to grow that program next year.

Salary was also an issue for teachers.

Just more than 20 percent said the reason they're considering quitting is their pay -- but that's 15 percent lower than when the last survey was done two years ago.

In AISD, the average teacher salary is $43,030 -- that's lower than the survey average, and according to the Greater Austin Chamber -- Austin's average household income is $39,910.

But for about a quarter of the teachers statewide their salary is still not enough money.

Almost 30 percent of Texas teachers have second job.

On average they work an additional 11.5 hours per week.

More than half of those jobs were school related with tutoring as the most common.

For parents - this news is hard to hear.

“It's how you make this one child - who's maybe had a hard time during school years - then they find this one teacher who can make a difference. That is worth any monetary amount to me,” says Francis Contreras.

Also in the survey teachers listed administration, expectations, TAKS and parents as their top four worst problems.