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. 2019 Nov;15(2):20–27. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2019.26074

TABLE 2.

Age of retirement (actual and planned) across professions

n No response for age of retirement or planned retirement age Response for both age of retirement and planned retirement age Age of retirement Planned retirement age
Age Age
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Registered nurse (RN) 794 51 50 485 308
Age 58.1 (6.6) 61.6 (5.0)
Pharmacist 78 10 6 39 35
Age 60.3 (8.2) 62.8 (3.8)
Social worker (SW) 106 11 4 55 44
Age 59.7 (5.3) 62.2 (4.9)
Dietitian (RD) 44 7 0 16 21
Age 56.8 (7.0) 61.4 (2.9)
Occupational therapist (OT) 49 7 0 19 23
Age 59.2 (7.7) 61.8 (4.5)
Physiotherapist (PT) 76 11 6 35 36
Age 60.1 (5.3) 61.8 (5.0)
Speech language pathologist (SLP) 25 1 3 11 16
Age 55.8 (3.9) 61.8 (5.4)
Other AHP 15 0 1 2 14
Age 60.5 (.71) 62.7 (6.8)