Job Changes for Low-Preparation Health Workers
Author Information
Author(s): Christine Bishop, Karen Donelan
Primary Institution: Brandeis University
Hypothesis
Are low-preparation health sector workers experiencing significant job transitions during and after the pandemic?
Conclusion
Low-preparation health workers have maintained consistent job transition rates, indicating that the Great Resignation in healthcare is an ongoing trend.
Supporting Evidence
- About half of low-preparation health sector workers reported work in nursing homes, residential settings, or home care.
- Descriptive logistic regressions showed the relationship of job churn to gender, caregiver status, and previous employment pattern.
Takeaway
Many workers in health jobs that don't need much training are changing jobs a lot, and this has been happening for a while, not just because of the pandemic.
Methodology
The study used a survey of U.S. residents in health sector jobs to analyze job transitions over several years.
Participant Demographics
Participants were U.S. residents in patient-facing health sector jobs, primarily in low-preparation labor markets.
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