Tech, healthcare workers planning exits despite high pay
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — A recent survey by compensation software and data company Payscale reveals that American employees across industries like technology and healthcare are dissatisfied and planning to quit their roles within six months.
Payscale’s 2023 End-of-Year Job Market Report surveyed over 3,500 respondents across 15 job titles and found that some employees plan to quit despite having six-figure median salaries.
Employees in the following roles are among those most likely to seek new opportunities:
- Senior Product Manager ($144,000 median pay) – 66% seeking new job
- Phlebotomist ($39,300) – 62%
- Line Cook ($32,200) – 62%
- Patient Care Technician ($37,700) – 61%
- Emergency Room Registered Nurse ($79,100) – 60%
- Patient Services Representative ($39,600) – 59%
- Cyber Security Analyst ($82,900) – 59%
- Welder/Cutter/Solderer/Brazer ($48,400) – 58%
- Forklift Operator ($39,800) – 58%
- IT Program Manager ($132,000) – 58%
- Critical Care Registered Nurse ($80,700) – 58%
- Retail Sales Associate ($30,700) – 58%
- Software Development Engineer, Test ($86,800) – 58%
- Senior Data Analyst ($97,100) – 58%
- Patient Care Coordinator ($46,300) – 58%
According to Payscale, the top factors driving resignations are stressful work conditions, inflexible return-to-office policies, limited career growth opportunities, and pay inequity – employees feel they can get better compensation or work-life balance elsewhere.
“Organizations need to analyze how individuals are compensated for their work and how that compensation compares to the external market as well as internally (pay equity),” the report said.
On the other hand, customer service assistant managers and job coaches ranked among the top 10 jobs in terms of the biggest pay hikes.
