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Gen Z healthcare workers plan exits despite wanting stability
Seven in ten young healthcare workers plan to job hunt within a year, even as they crave long-term employer loyalty.
In brief
Seven in ten young healthcare workers plan to job hunt within a year, even as they crave long-term employer loyalty. Healthcare employers face a retention crisis with Gen Z, who want career growth opportunities more than they want to leave. Originally reported by Yahoo Finance.
Seven in ten Gen Z healthcare workers job hunting
About 70% of Generation Z healthcare workers expect to explore new roles over the next year, according to a Harris Poll survey commissioned by Strategic Education and Workforce Edge.
“About 70% of Generation Z healthcare workers said they expect to explore new roles over the next year”
But most want to stay long-term
Sixty-five percent of Gen Z healthcare workers said they ultimately hope to remain with one employer for five years or more, and nearly all said job stability was important to them.
“65% said they ultimately hope to remain with one employer for five years or more”
Career growth is the real driver
Nearly half of employers cited lack of career growth or training as the top reason workers leave. Only one in four employees trusted their employer to invest in their future.
“Nearly half of employers surveyed said a lack of career growth or training was the top reason workers leave”
Healthcare faces massive staffing gap
U.S. healthcare employers already face a projected shortage of nearly 500,000 workers by 2038, driven by an aging workforce and rising demand.
“A projected shortage of nearly 500,000 workers by 2038”
Turnover extends across all age groups
Fifty-nine percent of healthcare workers across all age groups expect to seek a new role over the next year, showing the retention challenge is industry-wide.
“59% of healthcare workers said they expect to seek a new role over the next year”
AI skills seen as less critical now
Seventy-nine percent of employers said AI skills would be critical for employee competitiveness, down from 89% a year earlier, suggesting shifting workforce priorities.
“79% said AI skills would be critical for employees to remain competitive, down from 89% a year earlier”
The key point
Healthcare employers face a retention crisis with Gen Z, who want career growth opportunities more than they want to leave.
