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Q: How many full-time jobs have you had in the last five years?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Industries

The most common answer was "One" (38%)

Four or more
6%
Three
17%
Two
35%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%

Gender

Male

Four or more
6%
Three
17%
Two
35%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Four or more
6%
Three
16%
Two
35%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
5%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

39%
One

Caucasian answered One the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Four or more
6%
Three
17%
Two
35%
One
39%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Four or more
7%
Three
18%
Two
35%
One
35%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
5%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Four or more
7%
Three
16%
Two
34%
One
37%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
6%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Four or more
6%
Three
18%
Two
35%
One
37%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Four or more
10%
Three
15%
Two
33%
One
32%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
10%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Four or more
7%
Three
17%
Two
34%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Age

72%
One

61-65 answered One the most among all other age groups.

56-60 answered Four or more the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Four or more
7%
Three
17%
Two
31%
One
35%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Four or more
8%
Three
24%
Two
38%
One
27%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 5,000+ aged 26-30
Four or more
6%
Three
19%
Two
40%
One
32%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 5,000+ aged 31-35
Four or more
6%
Three
15%
Two
36%
One
40%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Four or more
4%
Three
13%
Two
34%
One
46%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Four or more
4%
Three
11%
Two
31%
One
51%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
Four or more
3%
Three
10%
Two
27%
One
56%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 51-55
Four or more
2%
Three
6%
Two
25%
One
61%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
6%
Answered by 500+ aged 56-60
Four or more
4%
Three
4%
Two
17%
One
72%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Four or more
9%
Three
6%
Two
9%
One
58%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
18%
Answered by 100+ aged 66+

Education

43%
One

Associate's answered One the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered I haven't had any full-time jobs the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Four or more
8%
Three
16%
Two
30%
One
37%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Four or more
7%
Three
15%
Two
32%
One
41%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
5%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Four or more
4%
Three
13%
Two
34%
One
43%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Four or more
6%
Three
18%
Two
36%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Four or more
6%
Three
18%
Two
38%
One
36%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Four or more
7%
Three
16%
Two
36%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

49%
One

Over 10 Years answered One the most among all other segments.

6 to 10 Years answered I haven't had any full-time jobs the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Four or more
9%
Three
15%
Two
30%
One
32%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
14%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
Four or more
7%
Three
19%
Two
38%
One
30%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Four or more
6%
Three
22%
Two
39%
One
30%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 5,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Four or more
6%
Three
19%
Two
37%
One
36%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Four or more
4%
Three
13%
Two
32%
One
49%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

53%
One

Houston answered One the most among all other locations.

Chicago answered I haven't had any full-time jobs the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Four or more
7%
Three
16%
Two
36%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 500+ in Atlanta
Four or more
4%
Three
19%
Two
39%
One
35%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 1,000+ in Boston
Four or more
7%
Three
16%
Two
35%
One
40%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Four or more
5%
Three
13%
Two
34%
One
44%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%
Answered by 500+ in Dallas
Four or more
4%
Three
20%
Two
36%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 500+ in Denver
Four or more
8%
Three
8%
Two
46%
One
38%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
0%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Four or more
5%
Three
10%
Two
29%
One
53%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Four or more
7%
Three
19%
Two
36%
One
34%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
4%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Four or more
7%
Three
14%
Two
37%
One
35%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
7%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Four or more
6%
Three
19%
Two
37%
One
35%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
3%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Four or more
4%
Three
17%
Two
35%
One
42%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Four or more
7%
Three
20%
Two
39%
One
32%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Four or more
6%
Three
24%
Two
40%
One
28%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Four or more
7%
Three
16%
Two
35%
One
40%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle
Four or more
6%
Three
16%
Two
37%
One
39%
I haven't had any full-time jobs
2%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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