Examined motivations and outcomes of mid-life career change among men who left professional careers between ages 34 and 54. Changers differed in amount of education completed, additional schooling undertaken, time taken to make changes, radicalness of change, and importance of personal values. Respondents were highly satisfied with their career…

Examines the current conception of voluntary career change by focusing on managers and professionals who switched careers during their middle years. This group is of interest because they have defined career paths, and have been more likely to remain in established careers through their working lives. (Author)

Pilot interviews with middle-aged men who had made major career changes revealed considerable diversity in values and motivations and yielded a preliminary typology of career changers. (Author)

Career change and life-style are closely related, but not in all instances. Different kinds of changers are examined and implications for counseling are drawn. (Author)

The author makes a case for needed research on mid-life career change and stability. The study of those who have made career changes during the middle years would contribute to the understanding of normal development, the impact of career change on identity psychological well-being and personality. (SJL)