# What Korean pupils want to be: top 10 dream jobs by school level (2024 survey)

Primary pupils chose athlete, doctor and content creator; middle and high school pupils still put teacher first. The top 10 dream jobs at each school level from the 2024 career education survey published in December 2024 by South Korea's Ministry of Education and KRIVET.

- 82 votes · 30 items
- Feb 23, 2025 · 윤서연
- https://even.best/en/l/5302/what-korean-pupils-want-to-be-top-10-dream-jobs-by-school-level-2024-survey

## Top 30

1. **Police officer / investigator (primary)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 6 dream job among primary school pupils, 3.5% of answers.
2. **Athlete (primary)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — No. 1 dream job among primary school pupils, 12.9% of answers.
3. **Doctor (primary)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 2 dream job among primary school pupils, 6.1% of answers.
4. **Soldier (middle school)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 10 dream job among middle school pupils, 2.3% of answers.
5. **Nurse (high school)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 2 dream job among high school pupils, 5.8% of answers.
6. **Office worker (high school)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 8 dream job among high school pupils, 2.3% of answers.
7. **Chef / cook (primary)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 5 dream job among primary school pupils, 4.1% of answers.
8. **Singer (primary)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 8 dream job among primary school pupils, 3.2% of answers.
9. **Content creator (primary)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 3 dream job among primary school pupils, 4.8% of answers.
10. **Pastry chef / baker (primary)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 7 dream job among primary school pupils, 3.4% of answers.
11. **Doctor (middle school)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 3 dream job among middle school pupils, 5.1% of answers.
12. **Pharmacist (middle school)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 5 dream job among middle school pupils, 2.6% of answers.
13. **Nurse (middle school)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 6 dream job among middle school pupils, 2.5% of answers.
14. **Office worker (middle school)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 7 dream job among middle school pupils, 2.4% of answers.
15. **Teacher (primary)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 4 dream job among primary school pupils, 4.7% of answers.
16. **Athlete (middle school)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 2 dream job among middle school pupils, 5.9% of answers.
17. **Police officer / investigator (middle school)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 4 dream job among middle school pupils, 3.3% of answers.
18. **Business / economics professional (high school)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 9 dream job among high school pupils, 2.3% of answers.
19. **Judge / prosecutor / lawyer (primary)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 9 dream job among primary school pupils, 3% of answers.
20. **Actor / model (primary)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 10 dream job among primary school pupils, 3% of answers.
21. **Beauty designer (middle school)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 9 dream job among middle school pupils, 2.4% of answers.
22. **Police officer / investigator (high school)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 4 dream job among high school pupils, 2.7% of answers.
23. **CEO / executive (high school)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 5 dream job among high school pupils, 2.5% of answers.
24. **Chef / cook (middle school)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 8 dream job among middle school pupils, 2.4% of answers.
25. **Computer engineer / software developer (high school)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 6 dream job among high school pupils, 2.4% of answers.
26. **Life scientist / researcher (high school)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 7 dream job among high school pupils, 2.4% of answers.
27. **Teacher (high school)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — No. 1 dream job among high school pupils, 6.9% of answers.
28. **Teacher (middle school)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 1 dream job among middle school pupils, 6.8% of answers.
29. **Soldier (high school)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 3 dream job among high school pupils, 2.7% of answers.
30. **Director / TV producer (high school)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 10 dream job among high school pupils, 2.3% of answers.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.