PAs: Does Your Job Fulfill Your Expectations?
To measure how satisfied you are with your work, we surveyed more than 1,300 clinicians like you. Compare your experiences to those of your colleagues, starting with the key question: Would you do it again?
Compared to last year, PAs are 4% more likely to stay with their current job, stating that they would not make any changes, with 4% less likely to leave even if a higher salary were on offer. This is supported by the responses that indicate a fewer number of PAs (27%) have changed jobs at the highest rate (> 3 times) compared to 31% last year.
Although 19% of PAs have never changed jobs, 33% have changed 2 or 3 times, and 27% have changed more 3 times (down 4% from last year). However, more PAs report feeling burned out (up 2% from last year) and wish to leave for another profession (up 6% from last year) compared to last year.
,Respondents indicated that the following 4 factors would strongly influence their decision to seek or accept a new position:
- Salary/compensation: 84%
- Work-life balance: 72%
- Schedule flexibility: 68%
- Working conditions: 64%
WHAT MAKES YOU MOST SATISFIED WITH YOUR WORK?
As you are aware, level of satisfaction depends on each of the following, which we asked respondents to rank from 1 to 5.
- Relationships with your colleagues (health care providers and clerical/administrative personnel)
- Quality and duration of patient relationships
- Respect received from patients, their families, and your community
- Ability to make a difference and provide significant help to patients, their families, and your community
To see what your colleagues said, go to the next page
