Hello Moving_again,
The average American has between 3 and 5 different careers in a lifetime.
?For example: the U.S. Department of Labor says that the average
person will have 3.5 different careers in his lifetime and work for
ten employers, keeping each job for 3.5 years.?
Insider Reports: August 2004
http://www.insiderreports.com/storyprintpage.asp_Q_storyID_E_20006830_A_ChanID_E_CT_A_DeptID_E_
What is a Career Anyway? - By Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed.
http://www.improvingme.com/2004/08/what-is-career-anyway-by-michelle-l.htm
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From an ABC News article:
According to the Department of Labor, the average American will have
11 different jobs and four different careers in a lifetime.
ABC News
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:4CFBeLaenEoJ:www.abcnews.go.com/sections/community/DailyNews/chat_jobadvice0723.html+Average+American+%E2%80%9Ccareers+in+a+lifetime%E2%80%9D&hl=es
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Statistics indicate that the average American will have more than 3
careers in a lifetime
http://www.egusd.k12.ca.us/schooltocareer/postsec.html
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?It's estimated that the average worker changes jobs 10 times and
careers 3 times in a working lifetime.?
A Lifetime of Financial Growth
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/money/save-fit/save-fit13.htm
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?According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average American may
now have three to six different careers in a lifetime. A new survey
from human resources consulting firm DBM (formerly Drake Beam Morin)
found that 72 percent of people out of work end up in new industries.?
Light Reading
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=17960&print=true
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Excerpt:
?With the current average number of careers in a lifetime being three
to five, HR professionals are not immune to this trend.?
HR Career Challenges: April 2004
http://lincolnshireintl.com/resourcedisp.php3?rescID=2004041900495167
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The State of Utah website states that the average American changes
careers as many as five times during a lifetime.
?Career development" describes a cycle many people go through as they
choose and pursue a career. Because the average American changes
careers (not just jobs, but entire career paths) as many as five times
during a working lifetime, most people go through the cycle of career
development repeatedly.?
http://www.utah.gov/working/careers/faq.html
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