It may feel like the average person these days changes jobs with every new moon, but that’s hardly the case.
About three-quarters of workers have had only one or two full-time jobs in the last five years, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. That’s in line with national averages: according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the typical American worker has been in their current job for a little over four years.
Looking a bit closer, it’s true that people in tech appear to change jobs slightly more often than those in other industries — 24% of those in tech have changed jobs at least three times in the last five years vs. 19% of those in other industries.
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Check out the full reports for workers in and out of tech. All figures referenced above are as of May 17 and include responses from 10,000 workers in tech and 5,000 workers outside of tech.
