Approximately 80% of Nurses Have Considered Changing Jobs. Triggers for Job Change: Human Relations, Salary Dissatisfaction, and Night Shift Burden Rank High.

■ What are the perceptions and realities of nurses' job changes?

Nurses are professionals with heavy responsibilities involving life and death.

However, many also face challenges that trigger thoughts of changing jobs, such as unique human relationships, disruption of daily rhythms due to night shifts, and heavy workloads.

Therefore, this time, in collaboration with Asmedix Co., Ltd. (KyujinER), we conducted a survey on "perceptions and realities of nurses' job changes" targeting 63 men and women nationwide who had answered in a preliminary survey that they "are currently working as a nurse or have worked as a nurse."

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"Survey on Nurses' Perceptions and Realities of Job Changes" Overview

Survey method: Online questionnaire

Survey period: April 13 to April 23, 2026

Respondents: Men and women nationwide who responded in a preliminary survey that they "are currently working as a nurse or have worked as a nurse."

Valid responses: 63 samples

Questions:

Question 1: Have you ever considered changing jobs while working as a nurse?

Question 2: What were the triggers or reasons for considering a job change? (Multiple answers allowed)

Question 3: Have you actually experienced a job change?

Question 4: Do you feel that changing jobs was a good decision?

Question 5: Please tell us the reason.

Question 6: What was your biggest anxiety when starting job search activities?

Question 7: What kind of support would you find reassuring when changing jobs? (Multiple answers allowed)

Question 8: Please tell us your thoughts or actual experiences regarding nurses' job changes.

*In principle, figures are rounded to the nearest second decimal place, so totals may not always reach 100%.

■ 81.0% of nurses have "considered changing jobs" while working as a nurse.

First, we asked if they had ever considered changing jobs while working as a nurse.

As a result, 81.0% answered "yes" and 19.0% answered "no."

Over 80% answered that they had considered changing jobs, suggesting that job change is not an uncommon choice for nurses.

■ 76.5% cite "human relations" as a trigger for job change. "Dissatisfaction with salary" also at 70.6%.

Next, we asked those who answered "yes" to considering a job change about their triggers and reasons.

The most common was "human relations" at 76.5%.

This was followed by "dissatisfaction with salary" at 70.6%, "burden of night shifts and work patterns" and "workplace atmosphere" both at 52.9%, and "heavy workload" at 47.1%.

It is striking that human relations and salary stand out significantly.

It appears that relationships with people are a major trigger for job changes, precisely because the medical field is a closed environment.

■ 88.2% have actually "experienced a job change."

Next, we asked those who answered "yes" to considering a job change if they had actually experienced a job change.

As a result, 88.2% answered "yes" and 11.8% answered "no."

It is clear that many people who considered changing jobs actually took action.

For nurses, changing jobs can be considered one of the realistic options for reviewing their careers.

■ 80.0% answered that they "felt it was a good decision" after changing jobs.

Next, we asked those who had actually experienced a job change if they felt it was a good decision.

"Strongly agree" was 20.0%, "somewhat agree" was 60.0%, totaling 80.0% who answered "it was a good decision." On the other hand, "somewhat disagree" was 20.0%, and "strongly disagree" was 0.0%.

We also asked for reasons why they felt it was a good decision, and will introduce some of them.

Reasons for feeling good about changing jobs:

・Freedom from power harassment and salary increase. (30s, female)

・To escape bullying. (30s, female)

・Released from harassment. (30s, male)

・The environment changed significantly. (40s, female)

・Because it was physically demanding, changing my work style made it easier. (50s, female)

・There was a gap between my aspirations and the reality of the work, and I felt it wasn't suited to my personality. (50s, female)

Voices about being freed from harassment and human relations stress were prominent.

While some people experienced improvements in salary and working methods, others cited the "gap between aspirations and reality" as a trigger for job change, indicating that nurses' reasons for changing jobs are diverse.

■ 46.7% were most anxious about "human relations" when job searching.

Next, we asked those who had actually experienced a job change about their biggest anxieties when starting job search activities.