Low Level of Satisfaction for Healthcare Workers
Is your boss not paying your enough for your level of training and experience? According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 17 percent of those with healthcare job opportunities cite the fact that their employers are unwilling to offer competitive wages as the reason they are dissatisfied with their jobs. Because if this, 21 percent of those employed by the booming healthcare industry plan on leaving their current position within the year.
The thought behind this is that if an employer is not willing to make the paycheck worth the effort then these professionals will find one who is. Considering the overall growth of healthcare jobs and the shortage of properly trained workers, this mindset isn’t incorrect. Employers who don’t wise up stand to lose their best staff members.
Overall, 36 percent of those with healthcare jobs said they were unhappy with their pay. Of these individuals 26 percent reported that they did not receive a raise in 2006. Even many of those who were given an increase in wages felt that they were shortchanged. The CareerBuilder.com survey found that 64 percent of those that were given a raise received only a 3 percent increase in pay or less. Many would say that isn’t enough to counteract the effects of yearly inflation.
The survey found that money or the lack of is not the only complaint of those with jobs in the healthcare industry. Many of these professionals feel that limited career-advancement opportunities are part of the reason that they are not as happy with their jobs as they could be. Eighty-seven percent of those with healthcare jobs were not given promotions last year. Twenty-three percent felt that they were overlooked for such an opportunity.
Another reason cited as the cause of low level of career satisfaction was the lack of proper training and development options with their current employers. Almost 30 percent of those who participated in the survey felt that they were not receiving enough instruction in new methods and technology, which is extremely important in healthcare.