China News Service, February 25. According to the South Korean "Joongang Ilbo", in the recently announced occupational ranking survey for the dreams of Korean elementary school students, "doctors" surpassed "YouTube bloggers" and "teachers" and ranked second .
The number of junior and senior high school students who wish to become doctors, nurses or life science researchers has also increased significantly.
The analysis believes that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has changed the students' ideals for future careers.
Data map: In a test center in Seoul, South Korea, there are partitions on the test table.
Photo courtesy of the Seoul Education Department issued by China News Service
According to reports, the Ministry of Education and the Vocational Ability Development Institute of South Korea conducted a survey of 23,223 students in the sixth grade, third grade and second grade of high school in South Korea from July to October 2020, and announced on February 23, 2021. "Present Situation of Career Planning and Education for Primary, Junior and High School Students" Research Report.
According to the report, the profession that elementary school students most want to pursue in 2020 is still athletes, with the second being a doctor and the third being a teacher.
The profession that junior high school students most hope to pursue is a teacher, followed by a doctor, and the third is a policeman.
The profession that high school students most hope to pursue is also a teacher. The second is a nurse, and the third is a life and natural scientist or researcher.
The report pointed out that compared with the previous year, the students' attention to health and medical fields has increased.
In 2019, doctors ranked 4th among the ideal occupations of elementary school students and 11th among the ideal occupations of high school students. In 2020, this ranking rose to 2nd and 5th respectively.
Among the ideal occupations of high school students, the second and third places are occupations related to health and medical care.
In addition, it is worth noting that students no longer prefer a particular profession, but show a trend of diversity.
Among the ideal occupations for elementary, middle and high school students, the proportions of students choosing the top ten types of occupations were only 48.8%, 39.7%, and 34%, respectively, which was a sharp drop from 52.7%, 41.7%, and 40.9% five years ago.
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has also changed the way teachers guide students in career planning.
In the past year, the proportion of students receiving online consultations through telephone consultation and websites and social networks has risen sharply.