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Aims. Based on previous empirical studies decreases in school principals’ well-being are alarming in many countries. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the well-being of Finnish school principals by examining the latent profiles of work burnout and work engagement by using a person-orientated approach. In addition, this study examined how the identified profiles differed in job-related demands (workload and emotional demands) and resources (autonomy and social support from colleagues). The job demands and resources (JD-R) model was used as the theoretical framework of the study. The purpose of this study was to examine what kind of occupational well-being profiles could be identified among school principals, and to what extent different demands and resources are associated with principals' belonging to the profiles. Methods Research data was gathered as a part of a wider international Principal Health and Wellbeing -research project. The data was collected by sending a questionnaire to all 1 200 members of the Finnish Principals’ Association. Altogether 424 principals completed the questionnaire regarding their work burnout symptoms, work engagement and well as work demands and resources. The data was analysed using cluster analysis and multinominal logistic regression. Results and conclusion The study found that three different well-being profiles could be identified among the school principals: those who were engagement (41%), those at risk of burnout (40%) and those who were already experiencing burnout (18%). The more demands the principals experienced the more likely they were to belong to the burned out profile. Experiences of autonomy increased the probability of belonging to the engagement profile. Social support from colleagues didn’t demonstrate correlations with any of present well-being profiles. In conclusion, most of the principals feel engaged towards their work, however there are many principals who have burnout symptoms.