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MISSOURI (KSNF/KODE) — Everybody has a dream job when they are growing up and making their way through school. Some of those dream jobs, however, appear more attainable than others. So what the odds are of you landing your dream job?
One website decided to crunch the numbers by analyzing job data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across every state in America, in order to reveal the true odds of landing various dream jobs such as a doctor, lawyer, or pilot. Casinos.com — an online resource for games, reviews, strategy, and news — found that in Missouri, the odds of landing the following 11 dream jobs in the state are:
DREAM JOBODDSDoctor1-in-408Lawyer1-in-258Veterinarian1-in-1,736Psychologist1-in-1,880Photographer1-in-3,717Singer1-in-4,878Writer1-in-4,000Architect1-in-1,277Firefighter1-in-414Pilot1-in-2,451Chef1-in-1,980
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The same data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was used to calculate what the chances are of you getting your dream job both across America. The research revealed the odds of landing the following dream jobs:
DREAM JOBAVERAGE ODDSDoctor1-in-330Lawyer1-in-265Veterinarian1-in-1,709Psychologist1-in-1,397Photographer1-in-4,456Singer1-in-8,161Athlete1-in-16,164Writer1-in-4,642Architect1-in-1,570Firefighter1-in-505Pilot1-in-3,008Chef1-in-1,558
The data shows that those who dream of being a lawyer are the likeliest to fulfil that dream with a 1-in-265 chance that you will land that job in the U.S. The odds of becoming a lawyer are closely followed by aspiring doctors in second place with a 1-in-330 chance. Would-be firefighters come in third with a 1-in-505 chance.
The least likely dream jobs from those that were analyzed are Athletes, with a 1-in-16,164 chance — followed by becoming a singer, where your chances in the U.S. are 1-in-8,161.
To calculate the odds, the “jobs per 1,000 occupations” data was extracted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, and then divided by the population of each state. That number was then multiplied by 1,000 to reveal the odds of landing each dream job per state. The nationwide odds where then tallied by calculating the average odds of every dream job across all the states.