This report addresses three questions: How has burnout prevalence shifted among U.S. healthcare workers between 2002 and 2022? Which working conditions are the strongest independent predictors of burnout, after accounting for all others? What policy actions follow from these patterns?

This analysis draws on the QWL module of the GSS which has measured U.S. workers’ self-reported workplace conditions every four years since 2002.2 The module is administered to a nationally representative sample of working adults and includes the core burnout indicator used by the CDC and other federal agencies.​

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U.S. Healthcare Worker Burnout, 2002-2022 by Shruthi Nandakumar

An interactive dashboard tracking U.S. healthcare worker burnout from 2002 to 2022, based on the General Social Survey's Quality of Worklife module. It visualizes the sharp post-pandemic rise in burnout and the working conditions that most strongly predict it.

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