Survey reveals most common childhood dream jobs

November 20, 2012

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In a recent survey, the professional networking site LinkedIn asked more than 8,000 professionals globally for their childhood career aspirations.

Top childhood dream jobs for men in the United States:

• Professional or Olympic athlete (8.2 percent)

• Airplane or helicopter pilot (6.8 percent)

• Scientist (6.8 percent)

• Lawyer (5.9 percent)

• Astronaut (5 percent)

Top childhood dream jobs for women in the U.S.:

• Teacher (11.4 percent)

• Veterinarian (9 percent)

• Writer, journalist or novelist (8.1 percent)

• Doctor, nurse or emergency medical technician (7.1 percent)

• Singer (7.1 percent)

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Tell us in the comments.

--NWjobs staff

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