Students from higher SES report wanting to work as a professional more in all OECD countries than students from lower SES (Figure 3.5). Similarly, students from lower SES expect more to work as technicians and associated occupations in the majority of countries (Figure 3.6). Surely not all students could and should aspire to work as professionals, but this means that there is a lot of waste of opportunities and potential amongst individuals that could aspire to more for their future.