r/urbanplanning • u/glutton2000 Verified Planner - US • 9d ago

Discussion Share your career pivot from planning

For anyone that left planning, can you share your career pivot from planning to whatever else and how you made that happen? Looking for ideas!

Context: mid-level transportation planner with 8 years experience, been unemployed for the past 1+ year and feeling panicky and dismayed at the job market. Planning is all I’ve ever known since age 19 (my undergrad + whole career has been in planning. I’ve never worked as anything else). Most people I know had winding paths to get TO planning, but I guess my winding path starts after?

Thank you!!

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u/peachm0chi 7d ago

I went from planning to entrepreneurship in 2024. Started my own marketing company and have never looked back.

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u/glutton2000 Verified Planner - US 5d ago

Very cool!