The study aimed to analyze career paths and job transition in Korean society based on the theory of career competencies. To do so, the study first examined the career competencies (Knowing-how, Knowing-why, Knowing-whom) to analyze job similarities. B...
The study aimed to analyze career paths and job transition in Korean society based on the theory of career competencies. To do so, the study first examined the career competencies (Knowing-how, Knowing-why, Knowing-whom) to analyze job similarities. Based on the results of the analysis of job similarities, conditions for job transitions were applied to analyze career paths for each job.
The research method was as follows: for the analysis of job similarities, the Euclidean distance method was used based on the survey data of employees provided by the Korea Employment Information Service from 2017 to 2019. Linear programming was employed to analyze job transition possibilities in the career paths in Korean society. Additionally, the second analysis was conducted using a screening method that systematically changed the model one by one.
The distribution analysis of job similarities revealed that jobs in the same field showed a clustered distribution in the "high" similarity category. Even for jobs in different fields as starting and destination jobs, there were dense distributions of "high" similarity, indicating the presence of similar fields among different jobs. Moreover, through an increase in the number of individuals in the desirable job transition population in the models of vertical expansion, horizontal expansion, and vertical-horizontal expansion, the study confirmed the rise in job transition possibilities through education.
Based on the research findings, it was concluded that jobs with high wage levels and sufficient potential for future job growth are promising, and to move to desirable job paths, suggestions were provided.
The implications of the study based on the results are as follows:
First, to increase employees' job transition possibilities, institutional policies that encourage participation in lifelong education should be supported. Second, this study is meaningful in that it presents career paths for workers in the future society. Third, this study can lay the foundation for interdisciplinary exploration based on career competency research. Fourth, it was confirmed that career competencies can be cultivated through educational experiences to expand employees' job transition possibilities.