KEYWORD REPORT United States · Google Web SearchUpdated 2026-10-28
career changeSearch volume and trends in the United States
Demand for career change peaked in February 2026 at 3,057,431 estimated searches, 2.8 times the lowest month (August 2026). Worldwide, career change gets about 2,075,510 searches a month; United States has the largest share at 88%. Of 40 related keywords with an intent label, 60% are tagged informational, 20% commercial and 15% transactional (a keyword can have more than one tag). The largest related searches are how to change car battery (110,000), how to change car air filter (74,000), how to change oil in car (74,000).
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This keyword onlyInterest over time
United States · Past 5 years
≈63,122,956estimated searches
Searches by month
Estimated annual total · 21,960,000 · peak 2026-02
Monthly search figures are estimates.
Seasonality
Average interest by calendar month · last 5 years
Interest by calendar month · last 12 months
Google Ads data
United States · Keyword Planner · last 12 months
Monthly searches135,000
Top-of-page bid$1.21–$6.30
CompetitionIndex 0/100Low
Keyword Planner rounds search volumes into ranges, so these figures often differ from the average monthly searches above.
Searches by country
2,075,510 average monthly searches worldwide · 101 countries
- 1United States1,830,00088%
- 2India33,1001.6%
- 3United Kingdom27,1001.3%
- 4Germany22,2001.1%
- 5Spain18,1000.9%
- 6Mexico18,1000.9%
- 7Vietnam14,8000.7%
- 8Egypt9,9000.5%
- 9Italy9,9000.5%
- 10Brazil8,1000.4%
- 11–10191 other countries84,2104.1%
Interest by subregion
United States · Past 5 years · relative interest, 0–100
- 1Wyoming100345,964
- 2Kansas41714,083
- 3District of Columbia40160,660
- 4New York394,521,633
- 5Maryland381,391,200
- 6Georgia372,417,439
- 7Louisiana35948,172
- 8Massachusetts351,451,596
- 9Virginia351,806,979
- 10Colorado341,183,729
Scores compare the share of searches in each region; a small region can rank high with few searches.
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Monthly volume against SEO difficulty · larger dots have more searches
KD under 30KD 30–59KD 60 and aboveHas a reportLarger dots have more searches
| Keyword | Intent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110,000 | 36 | $0.07 | informational | |
| 74,000 | 39 | $0.09 | informational | |
| 74,000 | 42 | $0.25 | informational | |
| 33,100 | 44 | $2.07 | informational | |
| 12,100 | 28 | $1.50 | informational | |
| 12,100 | 46 | $2.04 | informationalcommercial | |
| 12,100 | 35 | $0.00 | navigational | |
| 9,900 | 54 | $2.87 | transactional | |
| 9,900 | 26 | $1.84 | ||
| 9,900 | 24 | $5.90 | informational | |
| 9,900 | 41 | $1.47 | informational | |
| 8,100 | 30 | $0.25 | commercial | |
| 8,100 | 41 | $0.15 | informational | |
| 6,600 | 32 | $0.07 | informational | |
| 5,400 | 68 | $2.62 | commercial | |
| 5,400 | 9 | $0.88 | commercial | |
| 5,400 | — | $2.06 | ||
| 4,400 | 48 | $0.46 | informational | |
| 4,400 | 31 | $1.62 | navigationaltransactional | |
| 3,600 | 54 | $2.62 | informational | |
| 3,600 | 28 | $0.00 | navigational | |
| 3,600 | 49 | $0.35 | informational | |
| 3,600 | 52 | $0.46 | informationaltransactional | |
| 3,600 | 14 | $0.29 | informational | |
| 3,600 | 31 | $1.84 | navigationaltransactional | |
| 3,600 | 23 | $0.83 | informational | |
| 3,600 | 59 | $1.65 | navigational | |
| 3,600 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2,900 | 32 | $0.00 | commercial | |
| 2,900 | 18 | $2.33 | informationalcommercial | |
| 2,900 | 52 | $2.61 | informational | |
| 2,900 | 45 | $0.00 | transactional | |
| 2,900 | 27 | $0.25 | informational | |
| 2,900 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2,900 | 15 | $1.22 | navigational | |
| 2,400 | 29 | $0.64 | informationalcommercial | |
| 2,400 | 20 | $0.44 | informational | |
| 2,400 | 38 | $2.62 | informational | |
| 2,400 | 45 | $0.72 | navigational | |
| 1,900 | 65 | $1.03 | navigational | |
| 1,900 | 42 | $0.86 | informational | |
| 1,900 | 26 | $0.00 | informationalcommercial | |
| 1,900 | 35 | $0.22 | navigational | |
| 1,900 | 49 | $0.00 | transactional |
Top searches
United States · Past 5 years
- Top searches are available for ranges up to 12 months.
Rising searches
United States · Past 5 years
- 1Breakout
- 2Breakout
- 3Breakout
- 4Breakout
- 5Breakout
- 6Breakout
- 7Breakout
- 8Breakout
- 9Breakout
- 10Breakout
Search results
Top organic results
- 1reddit.comreddit.com/r/careerchange/100
- 2careershifters.orgcareershifters.org/expert-advice/how-to-change-career-when-youve-no-idea-what-to-do-next47
- 3careeronestop.orgcareeronestop.org/ResourcesFor/CareerChanger/career-changer.aspx65
- 4ou.eduonline.ou.edu/hub/managing-career-change/63
- 5schwabjobs.comschwabjobs.com/career-changers45
- 6education.gov.ukskillsforcareers.education.gov.uk/pages/common/career-ideas55
- 7richardchambers.comrichardchambers.com/8-signs-its-time-for-a-career-change/38
- 8intuit.comintuit.com/blog/life-at-intuit/11-career-change-tips-how-to-successfully-transition-careers/86
- 9reddit.comreddit.com/r/careerchange/comments/1gvlano/how_do_you_transition_to_a_completely_different/100
- 10intuit.comintuit.com/blog/life-at-intuit/11-career-change-tips-how-to-successfully-transition-careers/86
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