The choice of a career path early on in life should mean more job satisfaction. The worker will grow in their chosen profession by building on experience in the same field. Consistency breeds stability, and upon retirement, the financial rewards will most likely be greater for the person who has stayed with one company or organization for a longer period of time.
However, statistics show that the average person will make three to four career changes and have ten or more different jobs during a working life of about 87,000 hours. This would indicate that perhaps choosing a career path while very young may not be the best idea.
There could be several reasons for job and career changes. Some students may not have reached full maturity during early college years. They may still be influenced by peer pressure. A young girl right out of high school may choose to major in the same thing and attend the same college as her best friend. Later, she may find out the career she chose is just not for her.
Economic reasons may cause dissatisfaction later on with a career choice. Students may make changes in careers because they need to graduate earlier. The courses that they need may not be offered until a later time. A change in family dynamics can cause job dissatisfaction because of the need to have a higher income than the career that they prepared for provides.
Finally, job burnout is very real. People may just grow tired of the same old daily grind. A career or job change may be the stress alleviation needed. The good news is a career change later in life is not impossible. Student loans are available that do not discriminate because of age. There are more online training opportunities available than ever. Even just a slight career change can be beneficial. For example, a kindergarten teacher may be happier as a high school English teacher. A small business loan may help establish a job that a person truly loves. The possibilities for job and career changes later on in life are many.
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