About r/careerchange
A place for sharing and discussing resources pertaining to changing careers.
The community at a glance
r/careerchange is a Subreddit for Career Changers with roughly 87K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 9th largest community in the Career Change topic page.
Roughly 22K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Career Change, Looking For A Change, and Hate Current Job. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 21 members
- 2015: 46 members
- 2016: 103 members
- 2017: 307 members
- 2019: 6K members
- 2021: 7K members
- 2023: 13K members
- 2024: 25K members
- 2025: 19K members
- 2026: 17K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 1K members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 980 members
Themes
- Advice Requests5 posts in the past month
- Career change
- Should I stay a journalist or change careers?
- In need of career advice & guidance
#15Advice RequestsCareer change · Should I stay a journalist or change careers? · In need of career advice & guidance
Topics
- Career Change69 posts in the past month
- Career change
#169Career ChangeCareer change - Looking For A Change36 posts in the past month#236Looking For A Change
- Hate Current Job16 posts in the past month#316Hate Current Job
- Career10 posts in the past month#410Career
- Struggling6 posts in the past month#56Struggling
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/careerchange for?
- Best for Career Changers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/careerchange 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/careerchange have?
- Roughly 87K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/careerchange on?
- r/careerchange 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/careerchange cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/careerchange is organized under Career Changers.
- How do I join r/careerchange?
- You can join r/careerchange 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
- 5
- Views /mo (-37%)
- 5
- Visitors /mo (-29%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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