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Jobs Kids Dream of Versus Jobs They Get
February 4, 2010If you are like me when you were growing up you wrote at least a few essays on what you wanted to be when you grow up. Well not to long ago Forbes magazine did an article that detailed the most common responses that kids give to one of the following common questions:
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- What do you picture yourself doing in 5, 10, 20 years?
- Who in your class is most likely to be a fill in the blank?
There are so many variations of questions that we talk to kids about and yet so few responses about what they will be when they grow up. Here are the ten most common responses according to Forbes magazine (in alphabetical order):
- Astronaut
- Athlete (Pro)
- Dancer
- Doctor
- Fire Fighter
- Lawyer
- Movie Star
- Police Officer
- Rock Star
- Writer
All of those are fantastic choices and things that many of us would be happy to be. However, it doesn’t really match up with the reality of what most Americans actually become when they grow up. We went to the U.S. Department of Labor to find out what the top ten jobs in America are and they follow:
- Retail Salesperson – 4.4 million
- Cashiers – 3.5 million
- Office Clerks – 2.9 million
- Food Preparation and Service – 2.7 million
- Registered Nurses – 2.5 million
- Waiters and waitresses – 2.3 million
- Laborers and Freight – 2.3 million
- Customer Service Representatives – 2.2 million
- Janitors and Cleaners – 2.1 million
- Stock Clerks – 1.8 million
- Secretaries – 1.8 million
So as you can see and probably could have guessed, many people end up in occupations that are not even close to what they dreamed of being when they were young. That’s not really a bad thing it’s just a part of life as we get busy and find ourselves needing to meet the basic human needs of food, shelter, etc. This tends to lead us to taking whatever jobs we can get in order to get started on life after we leave our parent’s homes. It’s also very true that as we get older we realize that we really just aren’t made to be a pro athlete or movie star. Many of us are too slow or not the most attractive people on the planet. The reality of our genetic makeup sets in and leads us to other endeavors.
Whatever the reason may be sometimes we find ourselves doing jobs that just allow us to eek out an existence. That may be fine or we may choose to do something about where we are in life. If you have a dream job that you would love to have but just are struggling to fit school into your schedule or budget. I hope you will consider the flexibility that an online college will provide you with. Through an online college you could possibly find the true job of your dreams. Although they won’t help you become a professional athlete, but quite possibly a fire fighter, police officer, or another really great career that you will love.
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