Nurses are among the least likely workers to consider changing careers, according to an Indeed Hiring Lab analysis.
Indeed assessed resume data to calculate the percentage of clicks for positions outside of users' current fields. The study evaluated the top 300 job titles of people holding at least a bachelor's degree.
Here are the top 20 jobs held by workers least likely to consider a career switch and their career switch search rate.
Java developer: 8 percent
Nurse practitioner: 19 percent
Registered nurse: 23 percent
Network engineer: 25 percent
Charge nurse: 25 percent
Software engineer: 27 percent
Software developer: 28 percent
Licensed practical nurse: 29 percent
Mechanical engineer: 33 percent
Database administrator: 35 percent
Web developer: 35 percent
Design engineer: 37 percent
Speech-language pathologist: 37 percent
Physical therapist: 38 percent
Pharmacist: 38 percent
Electrical engineer: 40 percent
Physician assistant: 41 percent
Occupational therapist: 42 percent
Nurse: 43 percent
Director of human resources: 43 percent
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