INFOGRAPHIC 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 COVID-induced 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 . x www . intelligentcxo . com
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