2022-24 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey Page 17 of 23 Retirement When asked to explain their reason for retiring, 5.5% responded (or 798 of 14,427). The majority of those who plan to retire (76.8%) cited “time to retire” as the top motivation for retiring (Figure 16). FIGURE 15: PAs PLANNING TO RETIRE FIGURE 16: RATIONALES OF RETIRING PAs Relocation When asked about their plans to relocate, 82.6% responded (or 11,916 of 14,427). Nearly 10.2% of PAs (or 1,105 of 11,916) said they plan to relocate to another state in the next five years, the majority of whom said this was due to family and lifestyle/recruitment (Figure 17). FIGURE 17: RATIONALES OF PAs LEAVING FLORIDA IN NEXT FIVE YEARS 7 7 23 136 141 260 452 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Hours Liability exposure Education / Training in another state Compensation Other Lifestyle, recruitment Family Total 12 23 63 87 613 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Total 77 11,051 818 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Already retired No Yes Total
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