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This Career Hack Is Helping Gen Zers Increase Their Salaries By $50,000 A new survey of 1,000 full-time U.S. workers aged 18-40 found that 80% of job hoppers saw salary increases in the past five years, with 20% experiencing increases of $50,000 or more.

By Madeline Garfinkle

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Job hopping, the practice of moving from one job to another, voluntarily, has gained traction over the years — during the "Great Resignation" in 2021 and 2022, quit rates reached highs that hadn't been seen since the 1970s, Pew Research Center found.

A report by ResumeBuilder has found that job hopping can actually yield substantial increases in pay.

In a survey of 1,000 full-time U.S. workers between the ages of 18 and 40, the report found that 80% of job hoppers have increased their salary over the past five years, with 20% seeing increases of $50,000 or more.

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