The dream jobs of Swiss employees
Due to Corona and home office, working life has shifted to the digital world in many places. And yet, Swiss men and women still consider jobs with personal contact to be their dream jobs. If they had a free choice, women would prefer to be doctors and men travel guides.
On behalf of XING Switzerland, the market and opinion research company Marketagent.com surveyed 500 working people aged between 18 and 65 in German-speaking Switzerland on the subject of dream jobs. The sample is for the employed population in
representative of German-speaking Switzerland. A list of 47 specific professions was available for selection in order to determine the dream job. The most important result of the survey: Two out of three professionals would choose a different career today.
New dream jobs awaken desire for other careers
63 percent of those surveyed would choose a career today that was different from their current one. The main reason for this is the numerous new jobs that did not exist in the past. Changed personal interests and the desire to follow one's own vocation are other important factors. Only in fourth place comes the opportunity to earn more money in a different profession as a reason. Particularly in the middle age group of 30- to 39-year-olds, many would now take a different career path (74 percent).
Work-life balance most important factor for the dream job
A good work-life balance, a good salary and the opportunity to develop your own potential: For those surveyed, these are the most important factors that make up a dream job. The development of potential is particularly important to men. For women, the compatibility of job and family is also an important factor.
The dream job is not waiting in cyberspace
Professions related to digitization and social trends, such as software developer, climate researcher, drone pilot or e-sports expert, have not yet made it to the top of the dream job list. On the other hand, the top positions include a striking number of professions in which human contact and the physical environment play an important role. Ten percent of participants also state that their dream job has yet to be invented.
Women's dream jobs:
1. doctor
2. photographer
3. veterinarian
4. animal keeper
5. guide
6. accountant
Men's dream jobs:
1. travel guide
2. photographer
3. lawyer
4. doctor
5. architect
6. professional athlete
Dream jobs involve contact with people
XING Switzerland CEO Robert Bertschinger says of the study: "Despite the Corona pandemic, the list of dream jobs is headed by professions that are rather difficult to transfer to the virtual world. For many, the dream job involves direct contact with other people or, as in the case of travel guides and photographers, the opportunity to move freely. Although past studies have shown that professionals appreciate the possibilities of home office and flexible working, only a few see a dream job as a
activity that could take place entirely online."
Despite digitization and automation, very few people believe that their current job will soon become obsolete. Three quarters (77 percent) are convinced that their current job will still be around in 15 years.
