Kids are now striving to be Professional YouTubers more than ever!

Aspiring Astronaut or YouTuber?

When I was growing up in the 90s, my dream job as a young child was to be a professional athlete. I grew up watching all kinds of sports, and it was available to me in my free time. Personally, I would assume that striving to become a professional athlete is the dream job for many children, especially in my era. Fast forward to today’s media landscape, where professional gaming and YouTube creators are viable careers….. Becoming a professional YouTuber is now the number one dream job for Children in the UK and the United States!

In a survey of over 3,000 children between the ages of 8-12 in the USA and UK, over 1/3 participants chose YouTuber as their top dream job. The next choice was teacher, then pro athlete, musician, and finally astronaut, chosen by 11% of participants.

There is no question that becoming a professional YouTuber can turn into a lucrative career, as we have we live in an era where some of the top content creators are making massive amounts of income and hold millions of loyal fans and followers. This study displays the monumental impact the YouTube platform has made on the world, and social media overall.

There are also many questions to be raised from these astonishing results. Is it time for universities to amp up their curriculum and educate students on viable career paths that can come from Social Media and YouTube? How realistic is it to make a living solely of YouTube content? We have been enlightened by the many popular YouTubers who have massive followings, but what about the struggling content creators that aren’t as relevant?

It will be interesting to see what the career aspirations are like for children in the year 2030, as social media and digital media evolve even more.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/more-children-dream-of-being-youtubers-than-astronauts-lego-says.html