Gakken Publishing's research division in Japan conducted a survey among elementary school students (ages 6 to 12) and high school students (ages 12 to 15) about the jobs they would like to have in the future. The results revealed a drastic change in the most popular occupations, as the most popular occupation among primary school children, “YouTubers”, is not among the dreams of secondary school children.

The most popular occupation for primary kids was “YouTubers and other Internet streamers”, followed by “police agents” in second place and “athletes (different from baseball, football and swimming)” in third place. This is the third year in a row since the 2021 survey that the “YouTuber” has taken the top spot and his popularity remains strong.

For high school kids, “engineer/programmer (mechanical/technical/IT)” came in first. The second most popular answer was “company employee,” followed by “professional football player” in third place. “YouTuber and other internet streamers” unexpectedly dropped out of the top 10 (tied for 11th). On the contrary, “company employee” (9th position) and “employee” (11th position), which occupied a lower position among primary school students, now occupy the 2nd and 4th positions, respectively.

Meanwhile, among primary school girls, the “patissier (confectioner)” ranks first. This is the seventh consecutive year, since the 2017 survey, that this profession has occupied first place. They were followed by “nurse”, in second place, and “singer/idol”, in third. Among girls in lower secondary education, “teacher” ranked first. The second most popular was “nurse”, followed by “civil servant” and “pharmacist”.

Source: Live News