This is what American teenagers want to be when they grow up
Few people in this age group want to punch a time clock or sit at a desk for eight hours a day, even though 15% of Americans have office/administrative jobs
.. 20%, the largest percentage of teens surveyed, want to be an athlete, artist or entertainer.
.. Out of 400 teens surveyed, none wanted an office/administrative job. What’s more, only 1% wanted to work in sales, farming and fisheries, and only 2% wanted to be a manager, chief executive or politician, or marketing/public relations executive. Another 2% wanted to work in personal care and service occupations
.. Some 15% of respondents say they’d like a job as a doctor, nurse, veterinarian, pharmacist and/or dentist. The researchers said these are considered noble, prestigious and, yes, high-earning occupations.
.. They see people, sometimes their own peers, who are making a ton of money making videos.
.. Teenagers don’t know about financial literacy because adults have a low level of financial literacy too