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There ’ s no doubt that the pandemic has impacted people ’ s career aspirations and flipped many long-standing work-life priorities around . Over a quarter ( 28 %) of those who say they ’ ve retrained ( and / or changed their career ) did so either as a direct result of the pandemic ( 13 %), after being furloughed ( 12 %) or being made redundant ( 10 %). But even then , people rarely cite just one single reason for wanting to change or retrain into a new career – there ’ s a variety of factors at play .
For the majority ( 33 %) of workers , earning more money and upskilling are the two most important drivers for career retraining . Followed by improving work-life balance ( 26 %), enjoying a more meaningful career ( 23 %), feeling more valued at work ( 21 %) and reducing work-related stress ( 21 %).
Other career change motivators include concerns about a lack of career advancement ( 18 %), wanting to ‘ follow their passion ’ ( 18 %), being dissatisfied or bored at work ( 15 %) and being unhappy with the work culture in their previous profession ( 14 %).
The proportion of workers who have retrained but have yet to make a career transition varies widely by industry . People working in some of the professions most impacted by COVIDinduced restrictions understandably seem more likely to have re-evaluated what they do for a living . As many as one in four of those currently working in the arts , entertainment , or recreation ( 25 %) and construction ( 24 %) have reportedly retrained for an alternative career since the start of the pandemic .
While one in five IT , software and telecoms professionals ( 22 %), hospitality workers ( 21 %) and those in finance and insurance ( 19 %) have also been considering a change – having already retrained for a new career but not yet made the move .
Conversely , according to the data , government and public administration workers ( 7 %) and those employed in the transportation and warehousing sectors ( 6 %) are among the least likely to have retrained for a different career . �

ONLY ONE IN 10 ( 9 %) SURVEY RESPONDENTS OVER 45 RETRAINED AND CHANGED CAREERS DURING THE PANDEMIC .
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