A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that children’s career aspirations have experienced very little change in the past 20 years, despite rapid technological advances.
The report used data from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to analyse how the job expectations of 500,000 children aged 15 has changed over time across 41 countries, including the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and France.
The 10 most popular occupations cited by boys were engineer, business manager, doctor, IT professional, sportsperson, teacher, police officer, car mechanic, lawyer, and architect. This list is largely unchanged from 2000, although engineering has become a marginally more popular career option in the past 20 years.
The 10 most popular occupations cited by girls were doctor, teacher, business manager, lawyer, nurse or midwife, psychologist, designer, vet, police officer, and architect. Some occupations – writer or journalist, secretary, and hairdresser – have dropped in popularity among girls since 2000, while design and architecture made their way into the top 10 list.
Source- E&T
