January 2004

2004 to be year of career change for healthcare workers

PRNewsire -— Motivated by the potential to earn more money, find a more positive work experience and advance their careers, one-third of health services workers say they plan to change jobs this year, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey. The CareerBuilder.com survey, “Trends in Health Services,” was conducted from November 18, 2003 to December 4, 2003 of more than 280 Health services workers.

“In late 2002, 27 percent of health services workers told CareerBuilder.com they planned to change jobs in the coming year,” said Rhonda Lipsey, healthcare employment expert at CareerBuilder.com. “Twelve months later, that number has increased to 34 percent. Rising demands for qualified healthcare employees combined with dissatisfaction with pay, workload and career advancement is inspiring Health services workers to seek out better job opportunities.”

Compensation remains a primary concern for health services workers. Forty-three percent say they are dissatisfied with pay despite the fact that 40 percent received a bonus and 68 percent received a raise in 2003. Of those who received a raise, 48 percent reported that it did not meet their expectations. For these workers, 41 percent plan to move on to a new job in 2004.

With shortages of qualified workers in health services, workload has also become a pressing issue for many workers who were tasked with taking on additional responsibilities. Forty-six percent of health services workers say their workloads are too heavy and more than half feel they work under a great deal of stress.

Career advancement is another key concern for heath services workers. Although 68 percent of Health services workers are satisfied with the experience they have gained on the job, more than one-third are dissatisfied with opportunities for career advancement within their current organizations. Only 16 percent received a promotion in 2003. Of those workers dissatisfied with opportunities for career advancement, 58 percent plan to change jobs this year.

Source: CareerBuilder.com

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