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How To Transform Your Career: 7 Great Options For a Mid Life Move
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How To Transform Your Career: 7 Great Options For a Mid Life Move

How To Transform Your Career: 7 Great Options For a Mid Life Move

 
Managing and advancing your career
Many people who have been in their jobs for decades are tempted to consider a career move. Here we show you options that make this possible.
 
Article author: Kerry Watts
      Written by Kerry Watts
       (6-minute read)
Remember when the adage “with age comes wisdom” applied everywhere, including the workplace? Well, all that seems to have changed.  Now, anyone over the age of 45 is referred to as a “boomer” or “golden oldie.”

In fact, society places so much negative emphasis on age that 99% of employees over the age of 40 reported ageism in the workplace. These findings were revealed following a study by a resume and career advice platform.  And it’s scary, isn’t it?  So if you pass 40 with twenty-plus years of your career ahead of you, there are some boneheads out there who think you’re past it.

This amount of age bias is forcing many people who have been in their jobs for decades to reconsider a career move, often due to bullying and prejudice. Forbes reports that the survey results are shocking. They shed light on bigotry that undervalues the most experienced employees and undermines the success of the business.

You're not "past it" - as people will realize when you move somewhere else!

Why Now is the Best Time to Consider a Change

You’ve got the experience. You’ve got the expertise. Sometimes, all it takes is an advanced degree or further training to expand your skill set and pivot into a career where you are valued as a worker and an individual.

Age shouldn’t be a death sentence. What it should be is the curve in the road inviting you to take a new direction.

Psychology Today’s Samathan Stein explains that starting over is less about erasing the past and more about building a future that feels alive. If you’ve been waking up with a voice that says, “There has to be more than this,” then consider this your permission slip to explore.

Yes, change at this stage can feel daunting. Career coach Paul Talbot says it best: the transition can be overwhelming, but it’s also an extraordinary opportunity to discover yourself anew.

Below are seven professions worth contemplating if you’re ready to turn midlife into a renaissance.

1. Clinical Social Worker

When life calls for more meaning, social work answers with open arms. Social work is a career rooted in impact while supporting families, guiding teens, or working in mental health.

The beauty of this path is that you don’t have to start from scratch. Programs like the online advanced standing MSW consider your previous bachelor's degree. And it allows you to complete your advanced standing program faster while doing all your coursework online.

This is a profession that doesn’t just pay the bills; it feeds the soul by helping you become a catalyst for change. Keuka College recommends an online Master of Social Work degree program for online students looking to advance their social work careers.

There's more to a career in social care than just paying the bills...

2. Coaching

By midlife, your lived experience is your superpower. You’ve stumbled, risen, loved, lost, and learned more than books could ever teach you.

Why not transform that wisdom into guidance for others? Coaching, whether in career, wellness, or personal development, is exploding.

Relational Psych notes that rediscovering your passion is the first step to finding fulfillment in a second career. Coaching allows you to create a bridge between who you’ve been and who you want to help others become.

3. Entrepreneurship

You might think that starting a business in midlife is reckless. Rather, view it as a strategic move. You know what works, what doesn’t, and what you’re willing to risk.

Investopedia says that entrepreneurship is one of the top career moves for women over 50. It taps into your decades of experience to build something entirely your own.  And your small business could be a boutique, a consultancy, or a small cafe. Entrepreneurship in midlife is less about proving yourself and more about enjoying the freedom to finally break the rules.

For more guidance, we've got a bunch of articles in our Startups & Entrepreneurs blog.

4. Art as a Second Act

Remember those sketchbooks, poems, or unfinished stories gathering dust? It’s time to dust them off. Midlife is the ideal moment to reclaim creativity.

Creative Boom offers pro tips for reigniting your creative career, from networking with other artists to using your life experience as a well of inspiration.

Haven't you wanted to be an artist for too many years?

Your creativity is not frivolous; it’s fuel for your next chapter.

5. Healthcare Professions

Caring professions are on the rise, and they’re not limited to twenty-somethings in scrubs.  From nursing to occupational therapy to counseling, healthcare careers provide stability and profound meaning.

For many empty nesters, healthcare roles are a natural way to transition into a stage of life where nurturing others feels aligned with their identity.

Your maturity, patience, and empathy are your exceptional talents.

6. Teaching and Education

If you’ve gathered knowledge in corporate life, creative pursuits, or community work, why not share it?

Teaching isn’t confined to chalkboards and classrooms anymore. It can mean online courses, adult education, or mentoring apprentices.  The Independent reports that midlife reinvention draws from experience that Gen Z and younger professionals crave.

Becoming a teacher, formally or informally, gives you the chance to pass down wisdom that textbooks simply can’t replicate.

7. Nonprofit and Advocacy Work

At some point, you realize the ladder you’ve been climbing may not be leaning against the right wall. Enter nonprofits and advocacy work; careers that put purpose above profit.

Use your life experience to help others to solve their problems

Hello Magazine acknowledges that change can feel intimidating, yet stepping into advocacy or nonprofit management can replace fear with fire.

Here, your career becomes more than a job; it becomes a mission.

Walking Boldly into Your Next Chapter

Midlife reinvention isn’t about discarding what came before. You’re weaving your story into something richer.

Never mind if your younger colleagues feign excitement when you speak, or their ageist jokes are disguised as harmless fun. If you don’t make your move now, you probably never will, and end up regretting what could have been.

You don’t need permission to change course. You don’t have to apologize for your generation. You don’t need to be fearless to leap; you only need to be willing. That whisper that says “more” is not a nuisance but your future calling. Be fierce and be authentic to your true self.  So, whether you choose to guide, heal, teach, create, or build, know this: you’re not too late. In fact, you are right on time.

The road ahead isn’t shorter; it’s deeper. And if you listen closely, you’ll hear what every new beginning murmurs. Welcome home…

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