Workers Under 35: We Haven't Started Our Career Yet
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- If you're still struggling to break into the career of your choice, you're not alone.
The Pew Research Group surveyed nearly 1,000 workers between 18 and 34 and found that 39% characterize their current position as "just a job"; another 30% see it as a "steppingstone to a career." Only 30% of those surveyed believe the job they have now is actually a career.
Just 30% of workers 18-34 view their current job as a career. |
That number does improve somewhat for those with a higher education level, as 49% of college graduates in this age group say their current job is a career. That still means more than half of college graduates have yet to really get started in their field of choice, though.
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To some extent, this should come as little surprise given the tough job market, particularly for
recent graduates
. The Pew survey found that nearly half of those in this age group had taken a job just to pay the bills in recent years and 35% had opted to go back to school. For better or worse, each of these steps effectively delays the start of one's career a little longer.
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