Listen Top Shows Blog

Part 6: Which jobs help people the most?

Part 6: Which jobs help people the most?

Update: 2023-09-03

Share

Description

Answer: When we think of jobs that help people, medicine, teaching, and charity work are what first come to mind. But these are not always the highest-impact options. To help the most people, think broadly about the paths where you can make the biggest contribution, including research, communications and community-building, taking high-earning jobs to donate to charity, government and policy, and organisation-building.

Here we lay out five types of high-impact career.

Comments

In Channel

Introduction: Why read this guide?

Introduction: Why read this guide?

2023-09-0304:59

Part 1: What makes for a dream job?

Part 1: What makes for a dream job?

2023-09-0323:54

Part 2: Can one person make a difference? What the evidence says.

Part 2: Can one person make a difference? What the evidence says.

2023-09-0310:30

Part 3: Three ways anyone can make a difference, no matter their job

Part 3: Three ways anyone can make a difference, no matter their job

2023-09-0315:16

Part 4: Want to do good? Here’s how to choose an area to focus on.

Part 4: Want to do good? Here’s how to choose an area to focus on.

2023-09-0313:12

Part 5: The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what first comes to mind

Part 5: The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what first comes to mind

2023-09-0330:12

Part 6: Which jobs help people the most?

Part 6: Which jobs help people the most?

2023-09-0336:57

Part 7: Which jobs put you in the best long-term position?

Part 7: Which jobs put you in the best long-term position?

2023-09-0340:14

Part 8: How to find the right career for you

Part 8: How to find the right career for you

2023-09-0333:05

Part 9: How to make your career plan

Part 9: How to make your career plan

2023-09-0323:04

Part 10: All the best advice we could find on how to get a job

Part 10: All the best advice we could find on how to get a job

2023-09-0328:45

Part 11: One of the most powerful ways to improve your career — join a community.

Part 11: One of the most powerful ways to improve your career — join a community.

2023-09-0311:28

The end: A cheery final note — imagining your deathbed

The end: A cheery final note — imagining your deathbed

2023-09-0304:10

Appendix A: The meaning of making a difference

Appendix A: The meaning of making a difference

2023-09-0305:26

Appendix B: All the evidence-based advice we found on how to be more successful in any job

Appendix B: All the evidence-based advice we found on how to be more successful in any job

2023-09-0358:55

Appendix C: Four biases to avoid in career decisions

Appendix C: Four biases to avoid in career decisions

2023-09-0306:21

Appendix D: How to make tough career decisions

Appendix D: How to make tough career decisions

2023-09-0318:39

Appendix E: Is it ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good? An in-depth analysis

Appendix E: Is it ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good? An in-depth analysis

2023-09-0334:56

Appendix H: Career review summaries

Appendix H: Career review summaries

2023-09-0301:23:35

Appendix G: Additional resources

Appendix G: Additional resources

2023-09-0306:06

00:00

00:00

1.0x

Part 6: Which jobs help people the most?

Part 6: Which jobs help people the most?

Benjamin Todd & the 80,000 Hours team