career mobility
Climbing the ladder
Career mobility is the ability to move between jobs, positions, or levels within a profession or across industries.
It can be upward (promotions), lateral (similar roles elsewhere), or downward.
High career mobility suggests a flexible job market or transferable skills: The tech industry offers strong career mobility.
Low mobility may reflect economic conditions, credential barriers, or limited opportunities.
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
- job rotationShifting staff between positions
- job hoppingFrequently changing employers
- upskillingLearning new work abilities
promotion · advancement · moving up · professional development · skill set · seniority · reinvention · credentialing · lateral transfer · relocation · expatriation · technical training · lifelong learning · adaptability · networking event · certification · stepping-stone · hierarchy
- workforce mobilityjob transfer, internal transfer, relocation, reassignment, job rotation
- mobilitywalking, running, driving, cycling, flying
- economic inequalityincome inequality, wealth gap, income gap, pay gap, wage gap
- relocationrelocation, transfer, relocate, resettle, move
- workforce skillsjob skills, soft skills, hard skills, digital skills, trade skills
career mobilitydead-end job
Position lacking advancement opportunity
career stagnation · job lock · career plateau · glass ceiling · stuck in a rut
career mobilitypoverty trap
Economic cycle reinforcing indigence
wage stagnation · working poor · structural unemployment · underemployment · caste system