In today’s fast-evolving job market, one trend stands out: more young professionals are inclined towards the IT sector rather than healthcare careers. But why is this happening, especially when healthcare is such a vital and respected field?
IT offers faster growth, higher pay, and flexible work culture things the healthcare field often lacks upfront.
To retain talent, healthcare needs to evolve beyond just service it must value work-life balance and innovation too.
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imagine giving lakhs and getting the job of just 15000.
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It takes years of studies and long haul to become a medical or healthcare professional and then settling down takes additional years.
An I.T. guy comes to the US and settles down with green card in just a few years, but a doctor (IMG) has to do residency (MD) and fellowship (DM) and then enters the job market. Then his / her journey of GC starts, where as by that time his I.T. counterpart has already settled down with a GC and now going on long drive with his family to see Yellowstone national park. The poor attending returns Sat morning after finishing his night shift and now spends weekend recovering from the shift.
Do not tell me there is equality in the world. 
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Investment is less and returns more in the IT sector. Sat and Sun are off. Insurance policy and PF available. Work home option available too. Considering all these benefits, more people are choosing IT over health care.
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IT sectors mainly provide the good work life balance and good salary according to the work they do. Healthcare is more vital but actually becoming a doctor takes more time with less work life balance.
In this modern developing world where people want to earn money fast and have a good lifestyle so the multiple benefits in the IT sector is making young professionals choose IT over healthcare.
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More people choose IT over healthcare due to faster growth, better work-life balance, higher initial pay, and less academic pressure. Healthcare demands long years of study, emotional burnout, and delayed financial returns.
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From my perspective, the reasons are quite clear:
- IT is seen as the “real” white-collar job offering early financial stability and a fast-paced career trajectory.
- IT pays well, and early. Unlike healthcare, which often demands years of training and delayed gratification!!!
- Better work-life balance.
- Less physical and emotional stress.
- It’s a rapidly growing field.
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Easy and wider choice for careers options are available in IT sector. Plus the growth and pay scale they offer is attractive enough.
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Work life balance.
Government holidays.
Seek leaves , PF, insurance.
Pregnancy leaves. Better salaries
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With IT it’s easy to apply for the job abroad without any tough exams … However it is different for medial and healthcare fields …
Besides the openings for IT is more than healthcare as well
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Absolutely true. At the end, it only depends upon your walking hours, your salary and the time you deserve for yourselves.
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Many are choosing careers in IT over healthcare due to better salaries and improved work-life balance. In contrast, healthcare professions often demand significant personal time, making an individual’s life revolve around medicine, patient care, and continuous consultation.
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I feel that now a days healthcare is meeting IT through AI…
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I mean good for us less competition
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Its the time you put in
A healthcare degree costs you 6 years whereas and IT one 3 years
And still you are not on the same pay after getting a degree
You are still underpaid than them
And IT person can complete a bachelor’s+master’s and a healthcare person in the counterpart is still completing his/her internship
They land a high paying job while a healthcare professional is preparing for the master’s entrance exam
In this fast growing world where robots are behind trained for doing surgery , a doctor acts like a surveillance on them .
U still think healthcare is better?
Healthcare professionals are often underpaid despite the extensive years of education required. In comparison, IT jobs tend to pay well and offer high demand, even for recent graduates. Additionally, with the growing integration of artificial intelligence and data science in healthcare, acquiring relevant skills in these areas can lead to better pay opportunit.ies within the industry.
People in IT often make good money right away and have a better work-life balance. Healthcare is a long and tough path, even if helping people feels great in the end.