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American workers tend to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, but they are not necessarily in the same field or occupation.
According to a study by job site Indeed, 64% of workers who took a new job between 2022 and 2024 changed their occupation.
Last spring, about 7 in 10 employees said they had changed career fields or considered changing jobs in the previous year, according to a FlexJobs report. Online job platforms have found that people are willing to move into jobs that are more fulfilling or offer additional remote work options.
Experts say career switching is likely to accelerate as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce and families reassess the value of a four-year college degree.
Erik Brynjolfsson, an economics professor at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, said that as AI’s role in the workplace expands, many people are trying to protect themselves from becoming essential.
“This shift will naturally lead people to re-evaluate their career paths and often move toward roles that prioritize human-centered skills, such as creativity and complex problem-solving, that cannot be easily replicated by AI,” Brynjolfsson said.
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