The Jobs You’re Most Likely to Inherit From Your Mother and Father
- 6 years ago
The Jobs You’re Most Likely to Inherit From Your Mother and Father
Working sons of working fathers are, on average, 2.7 times as likely as the rest of the population to have the same job
but only two times as likely to have the same job as their working mothers, according to an analysis by , one of the first to look at mothers and daughters in addition to fathers and sons.
Daughters are 1.8 times as likely to have the same job as their mothers and 1.7 times as likely to have the same job as their fathers.
“It’s not just a matter of education or what your parents can buy — there’s something about the occupations themselves,” said Kim Weeden,
chairwoman of the sociology department at Cornell University, who is researching the topic with April Sutton, also a sociologist.
Children who pursue the same job as their parents often start ahead, whether through inheriting a family business,
getting an internship at a parent’s company or having a parent put in a good word with a colleague.
Working sons of working fathers are, on average, 2.7 times as likely as the rest of the population to have the same job
but only two times as likely to have the same job as their working mothers, according to an analysis by , one of the first to look at mothers and daughters in addition to fathers and sons.
Daughters are 1.8 times as likely to have the same job as their mothers and 1.7 times as likely to have the same job as their fathers.
“It’s not just a matter of education or what your parents can buy — there’s something about the occupations themselves,” said Kim Weeden,
chairwoman of the sociology department at Cornell University, who is researching the topic with April Sutton, also a sociologist.
Children who pursue the same job as their parents often start ahead, whether through inheriting a family business,
getting an internship at a parent’s company or having a parent put in a good word with a colleague.