Space, scalpel, and epaulettes: what Russians dreamed of becoming in childhood
Children's fantasies about careers are quite revealing. A study by SuperJob confirmed that boys and girls in Russia grew up with very different professional aspirations.
According to the memories of surveyed men, they most often envisioned themselves in military uniforms during childhood. An army career leads with 11% of the votes. In second place is astronautics (9%), followed by engineering specialties (8%). Also in the men's top list are: driver (7%), pilot (6%), and then with 4% each, doctor and president of the country.
3% of male respondents named professions such as train driver, musician, cook, police officer, programmer, or scientist. Another 2% wanted to manage companies, become athletes, or teachers in their childhood.
Women's responses formed a completely different lineup. The absolute leader is doctor: 22% of Russian women dreamed of a career in medicine. Next, with 13%, is teacher, followed by lawyer with 7%. 4% of women wanted to become musicians or police officers in their childhood. Professions like veterinarian, designer, translator, and cook were mentioned by 3%. Additionally, 2% of surveyed women fantasized about the stage (actress), space (astronaut), sky (stewardess), or working with hairstyles (hairdresser).
The survey was conducted in an open format—respondents named professions without prompts. It included representatives of the economically active population from all federal districts of Russia. The study does not answer the question of whether these dreams came true, but it vividly shows where today's adults looked in their childhood.
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Space, scalpel, and epaulettes: what Russians dreamed of becoming in childhood
Military personnel, doctors, astronauts, and even presidents. A survey involved 1,600 economically active Russians from all regions of the country. It turned out which professions seemed to be the most cherished future in childhood — and how significantly the dreams differed between men and women.
