How many jobs does an average person in the US holds in a life time?

Question

How many jobs does an average person in the US holds in a life time?

Answer 1

According to the US Dept of Labor:

"To determine the number of jobs in a lifetime, one would need data from a "longitudinal" survey that tracks the same respondents over their entire working lives, and so far, no longitudinal survey has ever tracked respondents for that long. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), however, has tracked younger baby boomers over a considerable segment of their lives."

"These younger baby boomers held an average of 10.5 jobs from ages 18 to 40. (In this report, a job is defined as an uninterrupted period of work with a particular employer.) On average, men held 10.7 jobs and women held 10.3 jobs. Both men and women held more jobs on average in their late teens and early twenties than they held in their mid thirties."

Answer 2

4 to 6

Answer 3

One at a time.

Answer 4

I'm 42 & here are my totals so far:

   before graduating college = 6 jobs(summer & part time)

   jobs in career field(accounting) through now = 6

So I've had 12 jobs with 20+ working years to go!

Answer 5

since only about half work..... I'd say about 7.8

Answer 6

5