<prompt> Human: I have been hearing that people change careers about 7 times in their life time and it seems like an absurdly high number. To the people later in their lives, are you closing in on 7 career changes?  <response>: Youre talking about an average of people, so the majority will ruleskew the statistic. Skilled individuals with a degree or specialty may not change careers at all, or only like once or twice. The majority of people though are unskilled laborers, and will change careersindustries much more frequently. Ive spent my entire adult life 14 years working in 1 career IT, for only 2 different companies. My dad 57, a high school drop out, has been a construction worker, a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, a forklift operator, a factory worker, and an electrician. 