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Future jobs that don’t have parents’ approval
Out of touch parents are trying to steer their children away from pursuing lucrative 21st century careers, because they don’t understand the opportunities, a study has revealed. Three quarters of mums and dads believe that conventional academic subjects such as maths and English taught at school and beyond, are more valuable than creative and new technology subjects. The new research has revealed that despite the creative industries being one of the fastest growing sectors, with an estimated two million jobs available, there is still a sentiment from parents that they wouldn’t be happy if their child chose to pursue a creative career. Parents would appear to have overlooked the opportunities available within expanding fi elds such as game development, visual effects, and social media, according to the poll of 1,000 parents of under 18-year- olds, commissioned by Escape Studios.
When asked which degrees would be most valuable from a lifelong career perspective, parents identifi ed as their top three choices: • Computing (13%) • Medicine (12%) • Engineering (11%)
The arts ranked last at 2%. These
fi ndings showcase the importance of educating parents in the growth of the creative sector, as the future workforce will help to build our growing creative industries, which as of 2018 contributes £101.5 billion to the economy. Due to parents’ lack of understanding
of the career options available within the creative industries, almost half said they would try to infl uence the degree their teenager chooses to study at university, with dads (49%) more likely to infl uence this than mums (39%). Parents stated that they would be
happier if their children opted for career paths such as training to become an engineer (29%), a doctor (27%) or a scientist (23%), while the most disliked future career paths were identifi ed as social media infl uencer (35%), bloggers (31%) and gamers (27%). The classical boundaries between
industries are also rapidly becoming blurred, due to advancements in technology; as a result, there is a need for digital skills in more conventional roles too. Indeed, recruiters within the creative industries are sourcing talent from varied backgrounds, such as science, art and engineering.
The top 5 jobs that parents would ideally like their children to pursue: 1. Engineer (29%) 2. Doctor (27%) 3. Scientist (23%) 4. Lawyer (18%) 5. Architect (16%)
The top 5 jobs that parents ideally don’t want their children to pursue: 1. Social media infl uencer (35%) 2. Blogger (31%) 3. Gamer (27%) 4. Stockbroker (15%) 5. Banker (13%)
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