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 845K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Career Change topic page.
Roughly 165K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Job, and Advice.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 103K 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: 671 members
Topics
- Struggling31 posts in the past month#131Struggling
- Job31 posts in the past month#231Job
- Advice29 posts in the past month#329Advice
- Career24 posts in the past month#424Career
- Looking For A New Job11 posts in the past month#511Looking For A New Job
Community Reviews
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 845K 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.
Monthly Stats
- 6
- Views /mo (-14%)
- 5
- Visitors /mo (-17%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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