r/careeradvice

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About r/careeradvice

Advice for anyone who has questions about their career, their job, or their workplace.

The community at a glance

r/careeradvice is a Subreddit for Career Changers with roughly 854K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Career Change communities list.

Roughly 169K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Job, Advice, and Career. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.

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854K Members

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Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +169K members
Growth: +24.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 29 members
  • 2014: 364 members
  • 2015: 695 members
  • 2016: 726 members
  • 2017: 2K members
  • 2018: 3K members
  • 2019: 6K members
  • 2020: 48K members
  • 2023: 477K members
  • 2024: 87K members
  • 2025: 117K members
  • 2026: 112K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 14K members
  • Oct: 10K members
  • Nov: 15K members
  • Dec: 14K members
  • Jan: 14K members
  • Feb: 12K members
  • Mar: 15K members
  • Apr: 13K members
  • May: 13K members
  • Jun: 16K members
  • Jul: 19K members
  • Aug: 10K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    53 posts in the past month
    1. I like the process. I like working hard on skills and perfecting them. I like to read. I care about what I do. I love to learn new things. What is a good career for that?
    2. How to deal with gaslighting employee?
    3. Best options for career change?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    I like the process. I like working hard on skills and perfecting them. I like to read. I care about what I do. I love to learn new things. What is a good career for that? · How to deal with gaslighting employee? · Best options for career change?
    53
  • Pain & Anger
    11 posts in the past month
    1. How to stop feeling embarrassed after asking for too big of a raise?
    2. Got a useless degree. Now what?
    3. this resume literally copied my JD and ran it through chatgpt, and pasted it into his resume
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    How to stop feeling embarrassed after asking for too big of a raise? · Got a useless degree. Now what? · this resume literally copied my JD and ran it through chatgpt, and pasted it into his resume
    11

Topics

  • Job
    29 posts in the past month
    #1
    Job
    29
  • Advice
    28 posts in the past month
    #2
    Advice
    28
  • Career
    28 posts in the past month
    1. I like the process. I like working hard on skills and perfecting them. I like to read. I care about what I do. I love to learn new things. What is a good career for that?
    #3
    Career
    I like the process. I like working hard on skills and perfecting them. I like to read. I care about what I do. I love to learn new things. What is a good career for that?
    28
  • Struggling
    17 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling
    17
  • Looking For A New Job
    11 posts in the past month
    #5
    Looking For A New Job
    11
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/careeradvice for?
Best for Career Changers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/careeradvice free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/careeradvice have?
Roughly 854K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/careeradvice on?
r/careeradvice runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/careeradvice cover?
On the Hive Index, r/careeradvice is organized under Career Changers.
How do I join r/careeradvice?
You can join r/careeradvice by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Career Change communities like?
Communities for people navigating career transitions, whether switching industries, re-skilling, learning AI, or pivoting to a new field.
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