Hot jobs are losing their appeal.

PayScale, a data and compensation management software company, has just released the results of a survey conducted from November 2022 to October 2023 of Americans on their level of interest in work and salary satisfaction.

The results, released on December 13, showed that technology and healthcare were the two sectors with the largest workforces among the surveyed occupations. However, most respondents in these two sectors intended to leave their jobs in the next 6 months (as of the time they participated in the survey). Of those, 66% said they held senior positions in their companies, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars.

And here are some of the professions that most people want to leave in 2023.

Senior product manager: $144,000 annual income. 66% of people in this field are looking for a new job.

Line cooks earn more than $32,000. 62% are looking for a new job.

Patient care technicians earn nearly $38,000. 61% are looking for a new job.

Emergency room registered nurses earn more than $79,000. 60% are looking for new jobs.

Patient services representatives earn nearly $40,000. 59% want to change jobs.

Cyber ​​security analyst salary is nearly $83,000. 59% are looking for a new job.

Welders, cutters, solderers or brazers earn more than $48,000. 58% are looking for new work.

Forklift operators earn $40,000 a year. 58% are looking for new jobs.

IT program manager earns $132,000. 58% of employees want to change jobs.

Patient care coordinators make $46,000 a year. 59% want to leave.

Critical care registered nurses earn $81,000 a year. 58% look for new jobs.

Retail sales associates earn $30,700 a year. 58% are looking for a new job.

Software development engineers make nearly $87,000. 58% want to quit.

Senior data analysts make more than $97,000 a year. 58% are looking for a new job.

Sharing more about the study, Lexi Clarke, Payscale's human resources director, said that the unstable economy and stressful work environment are the reasons why many people want to change jobs.

"Many managers fear being affected by the storm of high-level layoffs in the technology industry, so they decide to find new jobs or change careers," Lexi said.

He also said that during the time the company cut low-level staff, these managers had to work with limited manpower, continuously work overtime and increase their workload, causing stress and overwork.

Lexi also emphasizes that this is true for the healthcare industry, which is already famous for its long working hours.

To solve the problem of senior staff wanting to quit their jobs, experts advise businesses to ensure appropriate salary and benefits.

As for workers, they can take advantage of salary transparency data, now required in some US states, to find higher-paying jobs. According to Payscale, the average US salary increased 5.4% year-over-year through October 2023. Employees tend to receive higher salaries when they join a new company.

Finally, Lexi says the trend of job losses could ease in the new year, as employers budget for an average 3.8% increase in earnings next year. The data also shows that the gap between wage growth and inflation is narrowing, but it won’t be fully closed until the end of 2024.