Healthcare workers feel underpaid and consider alternative careers
10 posts across 5 communities in the last 30 days; 60% from r/careerguidance.
“I’m looking for some perspective from current PAs, especially anyone who made a career change later or left a well-paying corporate job. I’m 30, married with two young kids, and currently make around $180k total comp in a corporate role. I work remotely, have great…”
“I (36F) have 10 years of experience in clinical research and clinical trials industry in Pharma and MedTech. Originally, I studied Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine. I changed a few positions and now I am a clinical research manager, but after 4 years on the job I feel I…”
“I’ve been with the same company for close to 9 years in a pretty niche healthcare/category/data role. I started in an intern analyst role and eventually moved into leadership, where I now manage a team. The actual work is easy at this point. The problem is that I inherited a…”
Multiple individuals working in healthcare or with backgrounds in the field are expressing dissatisfaction with their current compensation. They're exploring options like Healthcare Administration, Supply Chain Analytics, and even considering returning to school for different degrees to improve their earning potential.
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“Hey everyone, I'm in my early 20s and looking for some advice from people who may have been in a similar position earlier in their careers. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology and am currently pursuing an MBA with a concentration in healthcare…”
“Hi all, I’ve got about six years of direct transportation/logistics experience and probably another five years from previous jobs. I’m studying for my MPA with a certificate in healthcare management (anticipated graduation May 2027) and have my CPIM. I’m trying to pivot from transportation to a medical supply chain role but having trouble getting traction with my resume. Does anyone in the medical supply chain field have advice for what sort of transferable skills I should emphasize or where I s”
“I started in healthcare, move to epic analyst, but Im curious what other careers I could pivot in to to increase salary and continue learning? Background, PT by trade but got burned out and gave too many loans to move to cash based, I’m trying I stay nonprofit for PSLF submitted by /u/Lost-Bandicoot-281 [link] [comments]”
“Posting on a throwaway account just in case. I have been a pharmacy tech for almost 20 years and I am done with it. I have never made more than $55k a year and I need to be making much more with opportunities to advance. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science with electives in business and communications. I have been working at a company that processes insurance claims, and have gotten some excellent experience with program managing and account negotiation. I have created and led a wil”
“I’m looking for some perspective from current PAs, especially anyone who made a career change later or left a well-paying corporate job. I’m 30, married with two young kids, and currently make around $180k total comp in a corporate role. I work remotely, have great PTO/flexibility, good benefits, and objectively have a pretty comfortable setup. The problem is that I don’t feel much sense of purpose in what I do. I often feel like a cog in a very large corporate wheel, and I’ve had a pull toward”
“I (36F) have 10 years of experience in clinical research and clinical trials industry in Pharma and MedTech. Originally, I studied Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine. I changed a few positions and now I am a clinical research manager, but after 4 years on the job I feel I need a change. The job is desk-bound, with lots of editing and review of documents and just regular project management stuff. It is very routine and only rarely is there something which makes your problem solving skills s”
“I am currently in my 3rd year majoring in supply chain management. I initially chose this major becasue I had no idea what else to do. I have always been interested in healthcare/medicine, hwoever I didn't know of many other fields besides MD, RN, PA, and I didn't want to go into any of those due to time and cost. So I chose something neutral and went with supply chain. However for the past couple of months, I have thought a lot on if I want to continue in corporate. I never saw myself a”
“I’m 29, turning 30 next year, and moved to the U.S. about 4 years ago as an immigrant. I have a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and have spent my time here working my way up in healthcare. I recently got very lucky and landed a Program Coordinator role in an oncology/cancer registry department making about $55k/year. Right now I work from home, have basically zero stress, good work-life balance, and I’m honestly very comfortable. But that comfort is also starting to make me feel stuck. I”
“I’ve been with the same company for close to 9 years in a pretty niche healthcare/category/data role. I started in an intern analyst role and eventually moved into leadership, where I now manage a team. The actual work is easy at this point. The problem is that I inherited a team with years of low standards and poor accountability and managing them has become exhausting. I’m also only making in the mid-$90Ks, and there isn't another role above me so I am stuck in this role with no clear dire”
“Looking for guidance on career trajectory. I am currently 2 years post grad working as a IT project manager for a large healthcare company. I am transitioning internally to a strategy consultant role specifically in the Medicaid space. Long term goals are to stay in the strategy space, but from what I have witnessed an MBA is needed to really accelerate to that level. I went to Loyola Chicago for my undergrad and majored in International Business and Information Systems - GPA: 3.5. submitt”
“I’m in the uk and work for the nhs in admin. I’m 31 yrs old and am based in the countryside. Ive been told there isn’t much potential for me to earn more where I am. I can upskill a bit but would still be way off earning what most of my friends in other jobs earn. I’m looking for advice on what kind of career to pursue? I’m happy and confident doing admin but also capable of more with training, so would like something where I could work my way up fairly quickly. I don’t have ambitions to be CEO”