To investigate the status of college teachers’ job burnout in underdeveloped areas and explore the mitigation strategies. A survey was conducted on 400 teachers in five colleges and universities in Lianyungang.The overall level of job burnout of university teachers in Lianyungang is relatively low， but it is beginning to take shape. The job burnout of university teachers in the underdeveloped areas has taken shape， but effective mitigation strategies should be adopted to slow down the occurrence of job burnout.