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Nearly one in four white‑collar workers—24.2% of professionals roughly 10‑15 years into their careers—are experiencing a “mid‑career stall,” defined as five or more years without a promotion or meaningful raise, according to research by Burning Glass Institute and NYU’s School of Professional Studies. The stall reduces earnings by tens of thousands of dollars (e.g., an average software developer loses about $43 000 over 15 years) and limits access to leadership experience, project opportunities, and other career‑building benefits. Structural factors such as flatter organizational hierarchies, fewer advancement prospects when switching firms or relocating, and overall labor‑market dynamics drive the phenomenon, with stall rates ranging from roughly 21 % in health care to over 30 % in public administration. Researchers urge stalled workers to develop transferable skills—presentation, communication, leadership—to pivot to new opportunities, while noting that employers also suffer from under‑utilized talent when careers stagnate.
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Nearly 1 in 4 white-collar workers is stuck in a mid-career stall, new research finds
Workers who go at least five years without a promotion or meaningful raise can miss out on thousands of dollars in earnings, researchers found.